Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser
(White Dapperling)

Interactions where Leucoagaricus leucothites is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Major POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Leucoagaricus leucothites/Leucoagaricus leucothiteswhite dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Minor [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Leucoagaricus leucothites/Leucoagaricus leucothiteswhite dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)
GenusLeucoagaricus (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2009 Fungal Portraits, No. 38: Leucoagaricus densifolius sensu Dermek, new to Britain Field Mycology Vol 10 (2): 39-40.

Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Leucoagaricus leucothites (White Dapperling)
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