Leucopholiota decorosa

Description

Leucopholiota decorosa is a species of fungus in the mushroom family Squamanitaceae. It is commonly known as the decorated pholiota. It was first described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck as Agaricus decorosus in 1873, and the species has been transferred to several genera in its history, including Tricholoma, Tricholomopsis, Armillaria, and Floccularia. Three American mycologists considered the species unique enough to warrant its own genus, and transferred it into the new genus Leucopholiota in a 1996 publication.