


Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser 1977

Details
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Classification
Subordinates
Vernacular names
Synonyms
- Agaricus holosericeus Fr. 1838
- Agaricus leucothites Vittad. 1835
- Agaricus naucinus Fr. 1838
- Agaricus praecox sensu Colenso 1887 [1886]
- Agrocybe praecox sensu E. Horak 1971
- Lepiota leucothites (Vittad.) P.D. Orton 1960
- Lepiota naucina (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871
- Leucoagaricus holosericeus (Fr.) M.M. Moser 1967
- Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser 1977 var. leucothites
- Leucoagaricus naucinus (Fr.) Singer 1951 [1949]
- Pholiota praecox sensu E. Horak 1971
Associations
Descriptions
Leucoagaricus holosericeus (Fries) Moser apud Gams
As Agaricus praecox, in field, Napier, Colenso, b 283 and retained there by Horak (197ib) but we differ in our interpretation of the material. The basidiospores are metachromatic, dextrinoid (9.5-10.5 x 6 µm) and the cheilocystidia characterise a member of the L. naucina group. Parallel species are known from New Zealand and they may well have been introduced; they are generally more frequent in countries with warmer climates. A collection has been located in PDD (40317) filed under Armillaria.