Umbrella chestnut (Lepiota castanea)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Agaricaceae (Champignon)
- Genus: Lepiota (Lepiota)
- Type: Lepiota castanea (Umbrella chestnut)
- Lepiota chestnut
Umbrella chestnut (lat. lepiota castanea) is a poisonous mushroom of the champignon family (Agaricaceae).
head 2-4 cm ∅, at first, then, with a small tubercle, white, with concentric rows of small, fibrous chestnut-brown scales, chestnut-brown on the tubercle.
Pulp or, thin, soft, with an indefinite taste and a pleasant smell.
The plates are free, white, frequent, wide.
Leg 3-4 cm in length, 0,3-0,5 cm ∅, cylindrical, widened towards the base, hollow, with a rapidly disappearing narrow ring, one-color cap with scales, with a flocculent coating.
Споры 7-12×3-5 microns, elongated ellipsoidal, smooth, colorless.
Mushroom Umbrella chestnut distributed in Europe, also found in Our Country (Leningrad region).
Grows in various forests near roads. Fruits in July – August in small groups.
Mushroom Umbrella chestnut – deadly poisonous.