Chlorine lepidella is a poisonous mushroom in the fungus family (Amanitaceae) native to the eastern USA with a large population in the Piedmont and coastal plains of North Carolina. It can be found growing singly in landscapes, natural settings, or forests more frequently under oak than pine trees. This mushroom grows up to 5 inches tall and often has a portion of the stem underground. It prefers shady locations and appears in summer and fall. The cap is very large, up to 10 inches in diameter, whitish, covered with dense, soft, powdery scales that may wash off easily in rain. The gills are close, whitish, with cottony edges. The stalk is greatly enlarged below, often with the lower 1/3 buried in soil, and whitish. The annulus (ring) is fragile, whitish, and often left on edge of caps with no tissue in the stalk. The spore print is white with a strong chlorine odor. Do not plant or eat. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
NC region
Coastal; Piedmont
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
High
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Columnar; Erect
Texture
Medium
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
No true leaves. The cap is up to 10 inches across and whitish, covered with dense, soft, powdery scales that may wash off easily in rain. The gills are close, whitish, with cottony edges.
Flower detail
No flowers
Fruit detail
Reproduces by spores that are white, smooth, ellipsoid and amyloid.
Stem color
White
Stem detail
The stem is up to 4.5" tall. The lower 1/3 of the stem narrows until reaching the upper 2/3, remains equal in width.
May be fatal if eaten. Poisonous through ingestion (Poisonous part: all). Symptoms: Strongly suspected to be toxic; little has been documented on this specific species but it is expected to produce symptoms similar to other Amanita species: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pains, etc. Symptoms occur 30 minutes to several hours after ingesting.