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Leucoagaricus meleagris
(Gray) Singer 1951
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Agaricales > Agaricaceae
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Foxley Wood TG0422Buxton Heath, Hevingham TG178221

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4 records from 3 different sites
Years (# of records): 0 (1) 2009 (2) 2024 (1)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Recorded Species: Lepiota meleagris
Associations: None
Substrates: wood chips; woodchip pile
Finders: Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; M.C. Cooke
Identifiers: Jonathan Revett; NFSG DNA Team
Confirmers: None
Comments: '50+ fruitbodies'; 'In greenhouses. Source: NCLF Part II'

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00/00/0000 King's Lynn; No Grid Ref; M.C. Cooke; "In greenhouses. Source: NCLF Part II"; [as Lepiota meleagris]; Lit. cited: 234
; Additional NotesM.C. Cooke is Modecai Cubitt Cooke

02/10/2009 Foxley Wood; TG0422; wood chips; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "50+ fruitbodies"
02/10/2009 Foxley Wood; TG052224; wood chips; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
28/07/2024 Buxton Heath, Hevingham; TG178221; woodchip pile; Jeremy Bartlett; NFSG DNA Team; DNA barcoded; Genbank:PQ584890; Lit. cited: 132;77
; Additional NotesGrowing in groups on a large pile of woodchip. Cap white covered with vinaceous-brown cuticle with concentric scales. Stem white to pale brown, rapidly bruising reddish-orange on handling. Smell pleasant, like chocolate grated on top of a dessert. (Vanna detected a hint of wood shavings too). KOH on cap stained red. Three fruitbodies collected and measured: Cap diameters: 47mm/34mm/28mm. Stems: 100mm x 10mm/65mm x 8mm/80mm x 8mm

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