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Leucoagaricus

Notes

Saprobes on soil. Large, pale, Agaricus-like fruiting bodies, but with white gills and spores.
Three species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

Name (click to select)Image (click to enlarge)
 Leucoagaricus croceovelutinus  
 Leucoagaricus leucothites  
 Leucoagaricus purpureorimosus  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Erua Forest (PDD80769)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Gypsy Glen (PDD87679)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Hay Reserve (PDD87677)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Kaituna Valley (PDD86991)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Mt Bruce (PDD87444)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Okuti Valley (PDD87672)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Rotokuru Lakes(PDD80831)'  
 Leucoagaricus sp. 'Waiohine Gorge (PDD87425)'