Deadly Dapperling

Lepiota brunneoincarnata

Family: Agaricaceae

Deadly Dapperling (Lepiota brunneoincarnata)
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Overview

Small brown-scaled Lepiota of European parks, lawns, and gardens. Contains amatoxins. A leading cause of fatal mushroom poisoning among recent immigrant communities mistaking it for edible meadow mushrooms. Several family-scale tragedies in Spain, France, and California in recent years.

Edibility
Deadly poisonous
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic

Host trees & substrate

  • Local forest substrate

Key identification features

  • Small (cap <6 cm) with concentric pinkish-brown scales
  • White gills, white spore print
  • Rapidly disappearing ring
  • Lawns and parks, NOT on wood

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Always confirm wild-mushroom identification with multiple sources and a knowledgeable local expert before consuming. Read the foraging safety guide.