Leratiomyces percevalii
| Leratiomyces percevalii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Leratiomyces |
| Species: | L. percevalii
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| Binomial name | |
| Leratiomyces percevalii (Berk. & Broome) Bridge & Spooner[1]
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Photos of Mulch Maids (Leratiomyces percevalii) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist.
- ^ "Leratiomyces percevalii (Leratiomyces percevalii)". Picture Mushroom.