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Deadly Dapperling

Pholiotina rugosa

⚠ Severely Toxic

Seek emergency medical care immediately

Cap color: brown,tan
Cap size: small
Gill color: brown,tan
Gill attachment: attached
Stem: Slender, pale brown, with a ring that can disappear with age; fragile
Texture: smooth
Habitat: forest floor,disturbed ground
Fruiting season: summer,fall
Peak season: Spring-Fall

Key Identification Features

Very small (cap 1-3 cm), honey-brown to cinnamon-brown. Gills cinnamon-brown. Slender stem with fragile ring. Grows in lawns, mulch, disturbed soil. Rusty-cinnamon spore print. Major suburban/pediatric lawn risk — contains amatoxins at concentration comparable to Death Cap.

Symptoms & Toxicity

Amatoxin syndrome: Phase 1 (6-24 hr) GI distress; Phase 2 apparent recovery; Phase 3 (48-96+ hr) hepatorenal failure. Few specimens lethal to a child.

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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