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Macrolepiota dolichaula

A species of Macrolepiota

Macrolepiota dolichaula belongs to a well-known family of mushrooms characterized by their umbrella-shaped caps and prominent stems. They typically grow in grassy areas. Macrolepiota dolichaula has distinct features, including a tall stature and a cap that starts out rounded but flattens with age, often displaying a prominent nipple-like structure at the center.

Cap Diameter:

10 - 25 cm

Odor:

Pleasant, slightly nutty scent.

General Info About Macrolepiota dolichaula

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Attributes of Macrolepiota dolichaula

Cap Diameter

10 - 25 cm

Height

8 - 16 cm

Cap

Cap up to 13 cm diameter; convex; white; covered in small floccose cream scales; margin with ragged edges formed from velar remains

Gills

Free; moderately crowded

Stem

Up to 16 - 1.5 cm; cylindrical, very tall, hollow, with a bulbous base; white; glabrous when mature

Flesh

Flesh in the stem reddens when bruised

Volva

Large floccose skirt when fresh

Ring

Double, movable

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Pleasant, slightly nutty scent.

Body Color

Yellow

White

Cream

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On soil

You can find Macrolepiota dolichaula by these plants:

Oaks, Populus, Pines

Species Status

Common in south east Queensland

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Habitat of Macrolepiota dolichaula

Short grassland

Scientific Classification of Macrolepiota dolichaula

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Agaricaceae

Genus

Macrolepiota

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