Leucocoprinus
| Leucocoprinus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leucocoprinus birnbaumii arising in a flowerpot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus (Pat.) |
| Type species | |
| Leucocoprinus cepistipes (Sowerby) Pat. (as cepaestipes) | |
Leucocoprinus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. Its best known member is the yellow pot-plant mushroom (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii), found worldwide. The type species is Leucocoprinus cepistipes. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 40 species.[1]
Species
Species of the genus include, but are not limited to:
- Leucocoprinus badhamii
- Leucocoprinus biornatus
- Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
- Leucocoprinus brebissonii
- Leucocoprinus caldariorum
- Leucocoprinus cepistipes
- Leucocoprinus cretaceus
- Leucocoprinus cygneus
- Leucocoprinus discoideus
- Leucocoprinus flavescens
- Leucocoprinus fragilissimus
- Leucocoprinus gongylophorus
- Leucocoprinus holospilotus
- Leucocoprinus ianthinus
- Leucocoprinus medioflavus
- Leucocoprinus straminellus
- Leucocoprinus sulphurellus
- Leucocoprinus tenellus
- Leucocoprinus wynniae
- Leucocoprinus zeylanicus