Calocybe
| Calocybe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Calocybe ionides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Calocybe Kühner ex Donk |
| Type genus | |
| Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Donk | |
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 alneti
- Calocybe atropapillata
- Calocybe bipigmentata
- Calocybe carnea - Pink Fairhead
- Calocybe cerina
- Calocybe chrysenteron
- Calocybe civilis
- Calocybe clusii
- Calocybe coniceps
- Calocybe constricta
- Calocybe cyanea (Puerto Rico, Brazil)
- Calocybe cyanella
- Calocybe cyanocephala
- Calocybe eborina
- Calocybe fallax
- Calocybe gambosa - St. George's Mushroom
- Calocybe gangraenosa
- Calocybe georgii
- Calocybe indica - milky mushroom
- Calocybe ionides
- Calocybe onychina
- Calocybe rubra
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. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Nilson S & Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0-14-063006-6.
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