| Hebeloma | |
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| H. crustuliniforme | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae (formerly Cortinariaceae) |
| Genus: | Hebeloma (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871) |
| Type species | |
| Hebeloma fastibile (Pers.) P.Kumm. (1871) |
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Hebeloma is a genus of fungi. Found worldwide, it contains the poison pie or fairy cakes (Hebeloma crustuliniforme) and the ghoul fungus (H. aminophilum), from Western Australia, which grows on rotting animal remains.
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The generic name is a compound Ancient Greek word of Hebe, "youth," or "puberty," and the suffix -loma, a fringe (pertaining to the fungal veil). Thus, Hebeloma translates as "youthful fringe/veil," in reference to how the fungal veil is only seen in immature specimens.[1]