Species

Leucopaxillus albissimus (Large white leucopax)

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

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Leucopaxillus albissimus is a species of mushroom that lives as a saprobe, decaying the litter under coniferous trees. It produces a large white fruiting body that is unusually resistant to decay. It is not considered to be edible.

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
        Complex: Leucopaxillus albissimus
        Species: Leucopaxillus albissimus (Large white leucopax)

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