Help with delicate white agaric please

[Ditiola]

Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

I was intrigued by your find so jumped straight to Archie McAdam's keys to the British Genera, and that combined with Funga Nordica narrowed it down very nicely.

Melanie

I had eliminated Cytolepiota on the cap cuticle, and Lepiota also seemed unlikely, leaving me with Leucocoprinus and Leucoagaricus but a scan through all the illustrations I had to hand did not seem to point to either genus. In hindsight I should have used Archie’s key to get to genus.

There are only around 50 records in the BMS database, I was unable to get a distribution map on screen but from the list it seems to be motley of southern distribution, although I did notice there is a record from Warwickshire, so I think my Derby record is probably the most northerly so far.

Peter

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by Ditiola

There are only around 50 records in the BMS database, I was unable to get a distribution map on screen but from the list it seems to be motley of southern distribution, although I did notice there is a record from Warwickshire, so I think my Derby record is probably the most northerly so far.

Peter

Excellent

Originally Posted by Ditiola

I had eliminated Cytolepiota on the cap cuticle, and Lepiota also seemed unlikely, leaving me with Leucocoprinus and Leucoagaricus but a scan through all the illustrations I had to hand did not seem to point to either genus. In hindsight I should have used Archie’s key to get to genus.

I noticed from the BMS records that Leucoagaricus sericifer was at one stage known as Lepiota sericata and a few other similar names.

Melanie