Lepiota maculans: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Verrucosporaceae
Genus
Lepiota
Species
Lepiota maculans
Scientific Name
Lepiota maculans

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Lepiota maculans

Lepiota maculans is a rare species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was originally collected in Missouri, and then 105 years later in eastern Tennessee and 118 years later in southern Indiana [1]. It is the only member of Lepiota known to have a pink spore print instead of the usual white or cream color. The fruit bodies have caps up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter, with brownish, sparsely scaled centers. The gills are closely spaced, not attached to the stipe, and discolor reddish at the edges.

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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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Lepiota maculans
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