Deadly Dapperling
Lepiota brunneoincarnata
Family: Agaricaceae
Also called: Deadly Dapperling, Brown-Pink Lepiota
Overview
Small Lepiota with pinkish-brown cap scales. Contains amatoxins — fatal. Rare in NA but documented in landscaped settings.
Edibility
Deadly poisonous
Rarity
rare
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Decaying oak wood and forest litter
- Decaying beech wood and forest litter
- Decaying maple wood and forest litter
Where it grows
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