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Leucocoprinus leucothites

(Vittad.) Redhead

Smooth Lepiota

GNRUnranked Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911871
Element CodeNFFUNLELE1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae
GenusLeucocoprinus
Synonyms
Lepiota naucina(Fr.) P. Kumm.Leucoagaricus leucothites(Vittad.) WasserLeucoagaricus naucinus(Fr.) Singer
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Leucoagaricus carneifolius in Leucocoprinus leucothites, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)