Macrolepiota excoriata
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| Macrolepiota excoriata | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Macrolepiota |
| Species: | M. excoriata |
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| Macrolepiota excoriata (Schaeff.) Wasser (1978) | |
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Macrolepiota excoriata is a mushroom in the family Agaricaceae.
The height is 5 to 15 cm (2.0 to 5.9 in). The color of the mushroom is white to cream. The cap is convex to shield shaped,[1] is arched over with a raised center, 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) in diameter, has a brownish center, and has ochre yellow to pale brown scales. The gills are white to cream. The stipe is smooth, cylindrical, has a bulbous base, and has a ring.[2] The spores are smooth, hyaline, and ellipsoid.[3] The spore print is white, cream, or yellowish.[1] The ring is whitish to white.[4] The flesh is white, fibrous, and does not change color.[5] The mushroom is saprophytic.[2] It is listed as a vulnerable species. The threat to this species is over-growing of ungrazed and unmowed meadows.[6] The species is similar to Macrolepiota procera, although the latter is bigger.[7]