Species

Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Bitter brown leucopax)

Leucopaxillus gentianeus. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Leucopaxillus gentianeus is a bitter-tasting, inedible mushroom commonly known as the bitter false funnelcap, or the bitter brown leucopaxillus. A common synonym is Leucopaxillus amarus. The bitter taste is caused by a triterpene called cucurbitacin B. The species was first described in 1873 as Clitocybe gentianea by French mycologist Lucien Quélet. František Kotlaba transferred it to Leucopaxillus in 1966.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Tricholomatineae
        Family: Tricholomataceae
        Genus: Leucopaxillus
        Species: Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Bitter brown leucopax)

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