Lepiota oreadiformis Velen.
(a dapperling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling)
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 oreadiformis (a dapperling) :
1: Lepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling)
8 Nov 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
small group in sedges and grass near hawthorn
Image 1: Spores - magnifiedImage 2: Spores - magnified (2)Image 3: Spores - highly magnified
2: Lepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling)
25 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
6 fruitbodies, scattered over 10m, in species-rich grassland . Photos: toadstools, in situ, close-ups, LS, cap cuticle, cheilocystidia, spores
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - in situ - close-upImage 3: Fruitbodies - arrangedImage 4: Fruitbodies - lain down to show stipes - close-upImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - turned over to show gills - close-upImage 7: Fruitbody - young - cortina - close-upImage 8: Fruitbody - young - in situ - side viewImage 9: Fruitbody - young - lain down - side viewImage 10: Fruitbody - young - lain down to show stipe base and mycelium - side viewImage 11: Fruitbody - young - LSImage 12: Gills and upper stipe - close-upImage 13: Cap cuticle - central spot - scalp - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Cap cuticle - central spot - scalp - microscope low magnification (2)Image 15: Cap cuticle elements - mid-radius - microscope low magnificationImage 16: Cap cuticle - end-cells - mid-radius - magnifiedImage 17: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnifiedImage 18: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnified (2)Image 19: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnified (3)Image 20: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnified (4)Image 21: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnified (5)Image 22: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnified (6)Image 23: Cap cuticle - short end-cells - mid-radius - magnified (7)Image 24: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnifiedImage 25: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (2)Image 26: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (3)Image 27: Spores - magnifiedImage 28: Spores - magnified (2)Image 29: Spores - magnified (3)Image 30: Spores - highly magnified
3: Lepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling)
8 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
2 Fruitbodies
Image 1: Cap - oldImage 2: Cap surface - old - close-upImage 3: Cap - youngImage 4: Cap - young - LSImage 5: Fruitbodies - young and oldImage 6: Fruitbody - oldImage 7: Fruitbody - youngImage 8: Fruitbody - young - LSImage 9: Gills - oldImage 10: Gills - old - close-upImage 11: Stipe base - close-upImage 12: Cheilocystidia from old capImage 13: Spores from gill

Lepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lepiota oreadiformis (a dapperling)

A ’Parasol’ toadstool with an orange cap and a cortinate ring. The spores are spindle-shaped. This species is found in grassland where it is uncommon.

Creative Commons License
This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioImages website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

Photographs from other photographers are used with permission but not included under the above CC licence.

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)