Pilat’s white-carrier (Leucoagaricus pilatianus)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Agaricaceae (Champignon)
- Genus: Leucoagaricus (White champignon)
- Type: Leucoagaricus pilatianus
head first spherical, then convex, convex procumbent, with a small round tubercle, 3,5-9 cm in diameter, light brown-reddish, darker in the center, deep red-brown. Covered with soft felt-velvety radial fibers on a lighter background. The edges are thin, at first tucked up, sometimes with whitish remnants of the bedspread. The plates are free, thin, whitish-cream, brown-red along the edges and when pressed.
Leg central, expanding downwards and with a small tuber at the base, 4-12 cm in height, 0,4-1,8 cm in thickness, first made, then fistulous (with a hollow channel), white above the annulus, reddish-brown under the annulus, especially at the base, becomes darker with time.
Ring simple, more or less central, thin, white above, reddish brown below.
Pulp whitish, pinkish-brown on a break, with a slight smell of cedar or with an unexpressed smell.
Споры ellipsoid, 6-7,5*3,5-4 microns
A rare mushroom that grows in small groups in gardens and parks, oak groves.
Edibility is unknown. Not recommended for collection.