Macrolepiota [SEP] parent taxon
Macrolepiota
Macrolepiota is a genus of white spored, gilled mushrooms of the family Agaricaceae. The best-known member is the parasol mushroom ("M. procera"). The widespread genus contains about 40 species.
Taxonomy.
"Macrolepiota" was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1948, with "Macrolepiota procera" as the type species.
DNA studies have split this genus into three clades. The macrolepiota clade includes "M. procera, M. clelandii", "M. dolichaula" and closely related
.) Wasser 1978
- "Macrolepiota fornica" Raithelh. 1988
- "Macrolepiota fuligineosquarrosa" Malençon 1979 – Morocco
- "Macrolepiota fuliginosa" (Barla) Bon 1977 – Great Britain
- "Macrolepiota gasteroidea" T.Lebel 2011 – Australia
- "Macrolepiota gracilenta" (Krombh.) Wasser 1978
- "Macrolepiota imbricata" (Henn.) Pegler 1966
- "Macrolepiota kerandi" (Speg.) Singer 1951
- "Macrolepiota konradii" (Huijsman ex P.D.Orton) M.M.Moser 1967
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