Lepiota brunneolilacea

Lepiota brunneolilacea
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Lepiota
Species:	L. brunneolilacea
Binomial name
Lepiota brunneolilacea Bon & Boiffard (1972)

Lepiota brunneolilacea in the Netherlands

Lepiota brunneolilacea, also known as the star dapperling, is a gilled mushroom of the genus Lepiota in the order Agaricales. It is known to contain deadly amounts of alpha-Amanitin, ^[2] and was responsible for a fatal poisoning. ^[3]

See also

• List of deadly fungi
• List of Lepiota species

References

1. Arnolds, E.; Mešić, A.; Perini, C. (2019). "Lepiota brunneolilacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T75117065A75117112. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T75117065A75117112.en . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. Bresinsky, A.; Besl, H. (2004). A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Fungi: A Handbook for Pharmacists, Doctors, and Biologists. CRC Press x. p. 42. ISBN   978-0-7234-1576-3.
3. Boiffard J. (1987). "Une intoxication familiale par Lepiota brunneolilacea". Documents Mycologiques. 69: 21–23.