Leucopaxillus paradoxus    (Costantin & L.M. Dufour) Boursier 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales/Tricholomataceae/Leucopaxilloideae/Leucopaxilleae [sub-genus:Leucopaxillus section:Leucopaxillus ]  

edibility : edible

potential confusions with Leucopaxillus paradoxus toxicity of Leucopaxillus paradoxus genus Leucopaxillus  

The cap is white, stained with ochraceous in places.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic.

The fruiting period takes place from August to October.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 15 mm (between 10 and 20 mm)


Leucopaxillus paradoxus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18