Freckled Dapperling

Lepiota aspera

27th October 2013, Farran Forest Park, Ireland
Growing in a hedge bank. Cap 10cm. Very strong mushroomy, fungusy smell. Very crowded gills. It’s certainly a Dapperling but can’t be sure it’s Freckled Dapperling. This specimen is flat which doesn’t quite fit, but the ring with dark brown scales looks right and there aren’t so many Dapperlings that it could be at this large size. ID is fairly likely.


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