Yellowfoot Dapperling
Lepiota magnispora Murrill
Yellowfoot Dapperling: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/5011
Synonyms
Lepiota metulispora (misapplied?)
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Status

This species was originally added to the checklist based on a specimen identified as Lepiota metulispora. L. metulispora was originally described from Sri Lanka so it seems likely that this name was misapplied to a North American specimen.

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Lepiota magnispora
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Lepiota
Species:
L. magnispora
Binomial name
Lepiota magnispora
Murrill
Synonyms

Lepiota ventriosospora Ried

Lepiota magnispora, commonly known as the fluffstem parasol[1] or yellowfoot dapperling,[2] is a species of mushroom in the genus Lepiota. It was first described by William Murrill in 1912.[2]

Description

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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]

Similar species

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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]

Habitat and ecology

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 71. ISBN 9781941624197.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Lepiota magnispora, Yellowfoot Dapperling mushroom". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lepiota magnispora (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  4. ^ a b "Lepiota cristata, Stinking Dapperling mushroom". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  5. ^ "Lepiota ignivolvata, a rare dapperling mushroom". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  6. ^ Gibson, Ian. "E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC".