| Paxillus | |
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| P. involutus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Paxillaceae |
| Genus: | Paxillus Fr. (1835) |
| Type species | |
| Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr. (1838) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ruthea Opat. (1836) |
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Paxillus is a genus of mushrooms of which most are known to be poisonous or inedible. The widespread genus contains 15 species.[2] Species include Paxillus involutus and Paxillus vernalis. Two former species—Tapinella panuoides and Tapinella atrotomentosa—have now been transferred to the related genus Tapinella in the family Hygrophoropsidaceae.
Paxillus means small stake.[3]