Lepiota (Pers.) Gray
(a genus of dapperlings)

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Species 21 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 46 images
Cap (Click to open)
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLepiota (a genus of dapperlings)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Tofts, R. 2002 The British species of Lepiota, 1: Section Stenosporae Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 124-136.
Vellinga, E.C. Lepiota (Pers.: Pers.) S.F.Gray Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5

Lepiota (a genus of dapperlings) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepiota (a genus of dapperlings)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 76 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lepiota (a genus of dapperlings)
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