Summary ²

Lepiota clypeolaria commonly known as the shield dapperling or the shaggy-stalked Lepiota, is a common, toxic mushroom in the genus Lepiota. It is widely distributed in northern temperate zones, where it grows in deciduous and coniferous forest. Fruit bodies have a brownish cap, a shaggy stipe with a collapsed, sheathing ring or ring zone, and spindle-shaped spores.

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• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Mushroom Observer
• MykoWeb
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• USDA PLANTS database

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