Leucocoprinus inflatus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Taxonomy It was described in 1987 by the mycologist Jörg Raithelhuber who classified it as Leucocoprinus inflatus. Raithelhuber cites the basionym Lepiota trombophora Berk. & Broome ss. Johannes Rick in Iheringia : Série Botânica 8 - Basidiomycetes Eubasidii in Rio Grande do Sul - Brasilia. 5, Agaricaceae however this Lepiota species is not recorded in Species Fungorum or Mycobank. Raithelhuber states that the species described by Rick is not the same as that described by Berk. & Broome and notes that no preserved material from Rick exists for this species so the description upon which the reclassification as Leucocoprinus is based is a copy of that provided by Rick. Description Leucocoprinus inflatus is a small dapperling mushroom. Cap: 2.5-3.5cm wide with thin, almost membranous flesh and striations across almost the entire cap. The surface is pale with black fibrous scales and a very dark umbo. Stem: 3.5-4.5cm long, 3mm wide at the top and 7mm at the bulbous base. The surface is white with a powdery coating and the stem ring is white, wide and hanging. Gills: White but discolouring slightly yellow with age. Somewhat distant and bulging in the middle with denticulate edges. Spores: Smooth with a visible pore. 10-12 x 7-9 µm. Etymology The specific epithet inflatus is Latin for swollen up. Habitat and distribution The specimens were found growing on the ground in Brazil. References inflatus Fungi described in 1987 Fungi of South America