Appearance
The cap of the fruit body is up to 4.5 cm wide, bell-shaped when young and growing to convex in maturity. It has a pale yellow colour that fades with age, and white gills. The narrow stalk is between 1 and 3 mm thick and very fragile.
Naming
''Leucocoprinus magnicystidiosus'' is a similar mushroom, with a darker disc and larger cheilocystidia.
Distribution
Like all ''Leucocoprinus'' species, ''L. fragilissimus'' is a saprotroph, living on very decayed plant matter . It grows solitarily or sparsely in wooded areas. The species is found in southern North America, South America, southern Europe, Africa, southern and eastern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Habitat
Like all ''Leucocoprinus'' species, ''L. fragilissimus'' is a saprotroph, living on very decayed plant matter . It grows solitarily or sparsely in wooded areas. The species is found in southern North America, South America, southern Europe, Africa, southern and eastern Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Defense
The toxicity of this mushroom is unknown.References:
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