Stropharia albonitens

Stropharia albonitens is an inedible mushroom found in grassy fields,[1] lawns, and frequently along roadsides in North America and Europe. The spore print is purplish to black. It is an inedible mushroom that is white to cream or yellow in colour. It is typically 5 to 15 cm long with a ring on its stem and grows from July to November.[2]

Stropharia albonitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Family:
Strophariaceae
Genus:
Stropharia
Species:
S. albonitens
Binomial name
Stropharia albonitens
Synonyms

Agaricus albonitens Fr.

The spores are ellipsoid and range in measurement from 8–9 × 4–5 µm.[1]

This species was published in Champs Jura Vosges 3: 439 (1875) and was originally named Agaricus albonitens in 1857 by Elias Magnus Fries.

References
  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. "Rogers Mushrooms | Mushroom Pictures & Mushroom Reference". www.rogersmushrooms.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.


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