Lepiota cingulum
Overview
Fahlbrauner Schirmling (Lepiota cingulum) is a small to medium-sized mushroom characterized by its pale brown cap with distinctive scales and a slender stem with a prominent ring. This saprophytic fungus plays a crucial ecological role in decomposing organic matter in forest ecosystems, helping to recycle nutrients back into the soil.
Fahlbrauner Schirmling (Lepiota cingulum) is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized grassland and woodland edge environments. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and changes in land management practices have significantly reduced the availability of suitable habitats for this fungal species.
Habitat
Lepiota cingulum typically inhabits deciduous and mixed forests with rich, humus-laden soils, particularly favoring areas with abundant leaf litter and fallen woody debris. The species shows a preference for partially shaded forest floors with consistent moisture levels and established mycorrhizal associations with mature trees.
Other threatened species in Agaricaceae
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