Leucoagaricus sericifer (Locq.) Vellinga
(a dapperling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucoagaricus sericifer (a dapperling)
GenusLeucoagaricus (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 Leucoagaricus sericifer (a dapperling) :
1: Leucoagaricus sericifer (a dapperling)
28 Sep 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
4-spored collection. 6 toadstools, on roadside under mixed deciduous.
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views showing gills and rings - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and ring - lain downImage 7: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 8: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ - enlargedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Description
2: Leucoagaricus sericifer (a dapperling)
24 Sep 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
2-spored collection. 5 toadstools, singly and in pairs, at roadside under mixed deciduous
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - lain downImage 3: Cap - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Stipe, ring and gills - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Cap cuticle - end cell - magnifiedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2001 Fungal Portraits, No. 8: Seven species of Leucoagaricus Field Mycology Vol 2 (4): 111-112,133.
Orton, P.D. 1985 Lepiota sericatella recorded for Britain Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (2): 118-119.
Overall, A. 2011 Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 2 saprobes Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 26-30.

Leucoagaricus sericifer (a dapperling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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