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Rough-Scaled Lepiota

Lepiota acutesquamosa

⚠ Moderately Toxic

Call Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222

Cap color: White with brown scales
Habitat: Rich soil in gardens, parks, roadsides, mixed woodland; Northeast, Midwest, Southeast
Peak season: Summer-Fall

Key Identification Features

White cap 5-12cm covered in pointed brown-ochre scales
free white gills
stem with ring
unpleasant rubbery odor
related to deadly Lepiota cristata

Symptoms & Toxicity

GI irritation: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; some reports of more severe toxicity; avoid all small Lepiota species

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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