Species

Cystoderma amianthinum (Earthy powdercap)

Cystoderma amianthinum. Photo: (c) Mike Potts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Cystoderma amianthinum, commonly called the saffron parasol, the saffron powder-cap, or the earthy powder-cap, is a small orange-ochre, or yellowish-brown, gilled mushroom. It grows in damp mossy grassland, in coniferous forest clearings, or on wooded heaths. It is probably the most common of the small Cystoderma genus. Possibly edible, it is not recommended due to its unpleasant odour and resemblance to poisonous species.

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: Agaricineae
        Family: Squamanitaceae
        Genus: Cystoderma (Powdercaps)
        Species: Cystoderma amianthinum (Earthy powdercap)

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