Lepiota brunneolilacea

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,[1] and was responsible for a fatal poisoning.[2]

Lepiota brunneolilacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Agaricaceae
Genus:
Lepiota
Species:
L. brunneolilacea
Binomial name
Lepiota brunneolilacea
Bon & Boiffard (1972)

See also

References
  1. Bresinsky, A.; Besl, H. (2004). A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Fungi: A Handbook for Pharmacists, Doctors, and Biologists. CRC Press x. p. 42. ISBN 9780723415763.
  2. Boiffard J. (1987). "Une intoxication familiale par Lepiota brunneolilacea". Documents Mycologiques. 69: 21–23.
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