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Chlorophyllum rhacodes (Vittad.) Vellinga, Mycotaxon 83: 416 (2002)

Agaricus procerus sensu Sowerby [Col. Fig. Engl. Fung. 2: pl. 190 (1799)]
Agaricus rhacodes Vittad., Descr. fung. mang. Italia: 158 (1835)
Lepiota rhacodes (Vittad.) Quél., Mém. Soc. Émul. Montbéliard Sér. 2 5: 70 (1872)
Lepiota procera var. rhacodes (Vittad.) Massee, Brit. Fung.-Fl. (London) 3: 234 (1893)
Macrolepiota rhacodes (Vittad.) Singer, Lilloa 22: 417 (1951) [1949]

Habitat: On soil in woodland, frequently with conifers and less often decdiuous trees. Often abundant in plantations. Reported from grassland but mostly unsubstantiated with voucher material and possibly representing other taxa.

Notes: Common and widespread. N.B. originally described as ‘rachodes’, but this is considered an orthographic error.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: c, ROI: c, Other: Channel Islands: !; Isle of Man: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 31332; Wales: K(M) 101330

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 225
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), as Lepiota rhacodes, p. 291
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 249
D+I:, in Candusso, M. & Lanzoni, G., Fungi Europaei 4: Lepiota s.l. 4: 743 pp. (1990), p. 530-535, pl. 67
D+I:, in anon., Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5: Critical Monographs of Families of Agarics and Boleti occuring in the Netherlands, (Ed.: M.E. Noordeloos, T.W. Kuyper & E.C. Vellinga) 5: 169 pp. (2001), p. 71-72

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