MycoKey : the genus Leucocoprinus

Generic short diagnoses: Lepiotoid to almost coprinoid with striate-sulcate pileus margin to entirely plicate pileus, thin-fleshed, often very delicate, white-spored, saprobic agarics with free lamellae; spores thick-walled, dextrinoid and poroid or not.


Species example:


Leucocoprinus birmbaumii - DK: gul furehat - in flowerpot
Photo and © Benjamin øllgård
Denmark, JHP-05.228

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