Cystolepiota

Cystolepiota is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Agaricaceae.

Species

Freckled Dapperling

GENUS

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae

Observations5,740

Observations recorded15,392

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 81
With media: 28
Family: Agaricaceae
Collections: NY, F, UFPB, MEL, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), TENN-F
Recorded in: United States, Costa Rica, Brasil, Australia, Russian Federation, New Zealand

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Agaricaceae
Image: Cystolepiota seminuda - Lindsey.jpg

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taxon name: Cystolepiota
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Cystolepiota
topic's main category: Category:Cystolepiota
taxonomic type: Cystolepiota constricta
taxon author citation: Singer

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Cystolepiota is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Agaricaceae.

==Taxonomy== The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1952, who originally included three species: C. brunneotingens, C. luteifolia, and the type species C. constricta.

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