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Leratiomyces percevalii

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Leratiomyces percevalii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Leratiomyces
Species:
L. percevalii
Binomial name
Leratiomyces percevalii
(Berk. & Broome) Bridge & Spooner[1]

Leratiomyces percevalii, commonly known as mulch maid,[2] is a medium-sized saprobic mushroom. Its cap is honey yellow to dingy olive in color, covexed, becoming broadly bell-shaped. Its gills are adnexed to shortly decurrent and whitish to purplish gray or purple-black. It is common in woodchips, fields, and urban waste spaces.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bridge, Paul D.; Spooner, Brian; Beever, Ross E.; Park, D.-C. (2008). "Taxonomy of the fungus commonly known as Stropharia aurantiaca with new combinations in Leratiomyces" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 103: 117.
  2. ^ "Photos of Mulch Maids (Leratiomyces percevalii) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist.
  3. ^ "Leratiomyces percevalii (Leratiomyces percevalii)". Picture Mushroom.