Hebeloma

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Hebeloma
H. crustuliniforme, woods near Paris, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae Genus: Hebeloma

Hebeloma is a genus of fungi related to the large genus Cortinarius. Found worldwide, it contains the Poison Pie or Fairy Cakes (Hebeloma crustuliniforme) and the Ghoul fungus (H. aminophila), from Western Australia, which grows on rotting animal remains.

[edit] External links

• The veiled species of Hebeloma in the western United States by Alexander H. Smith, Vera Stucky Evenson, and Duane H. Mitchel, 1983. (Full text of monograph.)