Species
Leucoagaricus americanus (Reddening lepiota)
Leucoagaricus americanus. Photo: (c) Amanita77, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Leucoagaricus americanus is a mushroom in the genus Leucoagaricus, native to North America. It was first described by Charles Horton Peck, an American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries, in 1869. It grows in waste places, on stumps, and the ground. It is considered edible, but it might be harmful to ingest the mushroom sometimes.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
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Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
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Suborder: Agaricineae
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Family: Agaricaceae (Field mushrooms and allies)
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Genus: Leucoagaricus
- Species: Leucoagaricus americanus (Reddening lepiota)
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Genus: Leucoagaricus
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Family: Agaricaceae (Field mushrooms and allies)
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Suborder: Agaricineae
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Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
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Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
Sightings
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