Lepiota cristata (Bolton) P. Kumm.
(Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)
GenusLepiota (a genus of dapperlings)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol) :
1: Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)
19 Oct 1985 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
2 toadstools in mown grass under Hawthorn
Image 1: Cap - young - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situ (3)Image 5: Cap - young - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Cheilocystidium - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd
2: Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)
17 Oct 1985 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Single toadstool in deep Beech litter
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Cap cuticle cells - magnifiedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
3: Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)
11 Nov 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Pale specimens
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - close-up - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - young - side views showing ring - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 6: Cap cuticle - end cell and scalp cells - highly magnifiedImage 7: Cheilocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Description

Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol)
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