[3] Leucocoprinus tricolor is a small dapperling mushroom with thin pale yellow flesh.

The umbo may present as orange-yellow in immature specimens before turning brown and becoming smooth with age.

Smell: Strong and pungent similar to that of the stinking dapperling, Lepiota cristata which is described as having an unpleasant rubbery or fishy odour.

Occasionally specimens do not present such a distinct three colour effect and remain roughly uniform but develop a grey or tan tint.

The specimens studied were collected from greenhouses at the University of Michigan Botanical Garden in 1975 as well as in some plant pots either filled with soil or bark in subsequent years.

[3] Since botanical gardens host exotic plants from all over the world it is unclear from this study where the species originated from or is native to.