Leucocoprinus tephrolepis
Leucocoprinus tephrolepis is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.
Taxonomy
It was described in 2020 by mycologists Alfredo Justo, Alberto Bizzi, Angelini Claudio and Alfredo Vizzini who classified it as ''Leucocoprinus tephrolepis.''Description
Leucocoprinus tephrolepis is a small dapperling mushroom with very thin white flesh.Cap: 2-2.5 cm wide, starting paraboloid before expanding to conico-canpanulate and finally flattening with age with a depressed center and a small round umbo that is raised up. The surface is white with a sparse coating of ash grey scales which are sparse or absent at the margins but somewhat dense in the centre disc creating a darker spot. The margins have strong sulcate striations that extend around halfway across the cap and the edges may split. The surface remains white with age. Gills: Free, moderately crowded and white but with a pink-orange tinge developing in older specimens or within a few hours of collecting. The edges remain white and are slightly eroded when viewed with a lens. Stem: 2.5–3 cm long and 2-3mm thick cylindrical to clavate tapering upwards from a slightly bulbous base. The surface is whitish, smooth at the apex but with a powdery to fibrous coating towards the base. The stem also discolours to a pink-orange shade. The thin, membranous, ascending stem ring is white but sometimes has grey edges. It is usually found towards the top of the stem. Spores: 5.5-7 x 3-4 μm. Ellipsoid to ovoid without a germ pore, oblong to subcylindrical when viewed from the side. Dextrinoid and metachromatic. Basidia: 11-18 x 6-9 μm. Clavate to spheropedunculate. Four spored. Smell: Fungal or indistinct.