MycoKey : the genus Leucoagaricus

Generic short diagnoses: Saprobic, lepiotoid/agaricoid, white-spored, plain or colourful agarics, flesh unchanged or staining in shades of red to black, often with distinct, cuff-like annulus; ± dextrinoid spores, mostly with a more or less distinct germ pore.


Species example:


Leucoagaricus nympharum
Photo and © Jan Vesterholt
Denmark, JV93-678

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