Phaeolepiota
Sign in to savePhaeolepiota is a genus of fungi in the family Squamanitaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Phaeolepiota aurea. Commonly known as Alaskan gold, Alaska gold, golden bootleg or golden cap, P. aurea is an agaric (gilled mushroom) found throughout North America and Eurasia – often in groups and next to nettles.
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- monotypic taxon
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- Agaricaceae
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- Phaeolepiota
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- Phaeolepiota aurea
- spore print color
- bordeaux
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- Phaeolepiota aurea
- taxon author citation
- Maire ex Konrad & Maubl.
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Phaeolepiota is a genus of fungi in the family Squamanitaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Phaeolepiota aurea. Commonly known as Alaskan gold, Alaska gold, golden bootleg or golden cap, P. aurea is an agaric (gilled mushroom) found throughout North America and Eurasia – often in groups and next to nettles.
==Taxonomy== Recent molecular phylogenetics research shows that Phaeolepiota is closely related to and may need to be merged into the genus Cystoderma.
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