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Lepiota erminea (Fr.) P. Kumm., Führ. Pilzk. (Zwickau): 136 (1871)

Agaricus ermineus Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 22 (1821)
Lepiota clypeolaria var. alba Bres., Fung. trident. 1: 15 (1882)
Lepiota alba (Bres.) Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 5: 37 (1887)

Habitat: On sandy soil, often amongst grass; usually on dunes but occasionally reported from inland sites.

Notes: Rarely reported but apparently widespread.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, W: !, ROI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 88935; Scotland: K(M) 54321; Wales: K(M) 28073; ROI: K(M) 100139

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 2nd part: Entolomataceae, Pluteaceae, Amanitaceae, Agaricaceae, Coprinaceae, Bolbitiaceae 4: 368 pp. (1995), p. 190, pl. 213
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 218
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 219
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 285
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), as Lepiota alba, p. 243
D+I:, in Candusso, M. & Lanzoni, G., Fungi Europaei 4: Lepiota s.l. 4: 743 pp. (1990), p. 173-174, pl. 15
D+I:, in Candusso, M. & Lanzoni, G., Fungi Europaei 4: Lepiota s.l. 4: 743 pp. (1990), as Lepiota alba, p. 163-168, pl. 13b
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. 118-119

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