''Lepiota saponella'' is a species of
agaric fungus in the family
Agaricaceae. Found in France, it was described as new to science in 1994.
The
fruit bodies
The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...
(
mushrooms) closely resemble those of the widespread species ''
Lepiota cristata
''Lepiota cristata'', commonly known as the stinking dapperling or the stinking parasol, is an agaric and possibly poisonous mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. A common and widespread species—one of the most widespread fungi in the genus ''L ...
''. ''L. saponella'' can be distinguished by its soapy smell, dingy
buff
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-coloured
gills, and smaller scales on the
cap surface. Microscopically, its
spores are more triangular than those of ''L. cristata''.
See also
*
List of ''Lepiota'' species
References
External links
*
saponella
Fungi described in 1994
Fungi of Europe
Fungus species
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