Lepiota magnispora

The cap of Lepiota magnispora is around 1.5 to 6 centimeters across.^[1] It starts out round to egg-shaped, before becoming flatter with age.^[1] The cap is dry, smooth when young, and develops scales as the mushroom gets older.^[1] The stipe is 5-12 centimeters long and 0.6-1.5 centimeters wide.^[1] It is shaggy towards the base and often has a ring which can disappear with age.^[3] The gills are white, and become brownish as the mushroom gets older.^[3] The spore print is white.^[1][3][2]

Lepiota magnispora is morphologically very similar to L. clypeolaria, and was previously considered to be the same species. However, the former is more brightly colored and has larger spores.^[2] L. cristata is also similar, but its scales are more pale, and it has an odor described as "unpleasant"^[2][4] and "rubbery."^[4] L. ingivolvata has an orange to reddish brown second ring near the base of the stipe.^[2][5]

Lepiota magnispora is saprotrophic and found in a wide variety of habitats,^[1] growing under both hardwoods and conifers,^[6] including western redcedar. It is found in North America, but its distribution on the continent is not fully known due to similar species.^[3]

Lepiota magnispora
Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is ovate or flat
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe has a ring or is bare
	Spore print is white
	Edibility is inedible