Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

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Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Leucocoprinus
Species: L. birnbaumii
Binomial name
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
(Corda) Singer (1961)
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Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 

cap is ovate

 

hymenium is free

 

stipe has a ring

 

spore print is white

 

ecology is saprotrophic

 

edibility: inedible

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii, the yellow houseplant mushroom, previously known as Lepiota lutea, is a common fungus that grows in many house plants, generally occurring in warmer areas, or in greenhouses or potted plants.

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[edit] Description

The main identifying feature is the bright yellow colour of the mushrooms. The cap (pileus) in the young fruit-bodies is usually taller than broad, though becoming convex, often with shallow radial grooves near the margin, with maturity. There is a ring left on the stipe.

[edit] Edibility

This fungus is not edible and may be poisonous. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kuo, M. (2007, October). Leucocoprinus birnbaumii. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/leucocoprinus_birnbaumii.html

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