Calocybe
Calocybe | |
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Calocybe ionides | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
Genus: | Calocybe Kühner ex Donk |
Type species | |
Calocybe gambosa |
Calocybe is a small genus of about 40 species of mushroom,[1] including St. George's mushroom, which is edible, and milky mushroom, which is edible and is cultivated in India.[2] There are not many species of this genus in Britain. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms kalos "pretty", and cubos "head".[3] Around nine species are found in neotropical regions.
Species[]
- Calocybe carnea — pink fairhead
- (Puerto Rico, Brazil)
- Calocybe gambosa — St. George's mushroom
- Calocybe indica — milky mushroom
- Calocybe ionides
References[]
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ "Success story of mushroom cultivation". YouTube. February 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Nilson S, Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0-14-063006-6.
Categories:
- Lyophyllaceae
- Agaricales genera
- Agaricales stubs