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Chestnut dapperling

Lepiota castanea

A species of Lepiota

The cap is broadly bell shaped to flat, dark red-brown; soon splitting and scaly, up to 3 cm in diameter. The spores and flesh are white, with a mild taste. The stem is typically chestnut brown.

Cap Diameter:

1 - 7 cm

Odor:

Mild, grassy, and sweet with a fruity note.

General Info About Chestnut dapperling

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Attributes of Chestnut dapperling

Cap Diameter

1 - 7 cm

Height

2 - 6 cm

Cap

Cap 3 cm across; broadly bell shaped to flat; dark red-brown; with scaly

Cap Shape

Flat, Central Bump

Cap Surfaces

Fibrillose-scaly

Gills

Adnate; crowded; white

Gill Attachment

Free

Stem

Stem 2 - 7 cm long, 1 - 6 mm thick; cylindrical; red-brown; with scales

Stem Shapes

Cylindrical

Flesh

White

Ring

On the stem; white

Ring

With Ring Zone

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mild, grassy, and sweet with a fruity note.

Body Color

Brown

Red

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Substrate

On soil

You can find Chestnut dapperling by these plants:

Spruces, Firs

Species Status

Uncommon

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Chestnut dapperling

Coniferous and deciduous woodlands

Scientific Classification of Chestnut dapperling

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Agaricaceae

Genus

Lepiota

Toxicity and Edibility of Chestnut dapperling

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Is Chestnut dapperling Toxic?

Chestnut dapperling is a hepatotoxic mushroom commonly found in European leaf litter during autumn. Its consumption can lead to severe symptoms such as abdominal cramps, nausea, weakness, and even potential for circulatory failure. In later stages, hepatitis and heart failure may occur. Distinctively, it sports a chestnut brown cap with crowded gills underneath. Abstain from consuming chestnut dapperling due to its potential severe health implications.

Toxins type

Amatoxins, Phallotoxins, Virotoxins

Type of poisoning

Hepatotoxic

Toxic Severity

Extreme toxicity

Incubation Period

4-24 hours

Poisoning Symptoms

Early symptoms: abdominal cramps, nausea, weakness, vomiting, and dizziness, with potential for circulatory failure.

Later stages: calf and abdominal cramps, hepatitis, heart failure, bloody diarrhea, and liver damage.