Conocybe tenera
Appearance
Conocybe tenera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
Genus: | Conocybe |
Species: | C. tenera
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Binomial name | |
Conocybe tenera |
Conocybe tenera | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is conical or convex |
![]() | saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is inedible |
Conocybe tenera, commonly known as the brown dunce cap or common cone head,[2] is a widely distributed member of the genus Conocybe. This mushroom is the type species for the genus Conocybe.
Description
Conocybe tenera is a small
spores are yellowish brown, smooth and ellipsoid with a germ pore, measuring 12 x 6 micrometres. The stem is 3 to 9 cm long, 1.5 mm thick, and is equal width for the whole length, sometimes with some swelling at the base. It lacks an annulus (ring), is hollow and pruinose
near the top.
Distribution and habitat
Widely distributed across the world. Found in meadows and cities.
Edibility
The species is inedible,[3] and is related to at least one species which contains the deadly amatoxin.[4]
References
- ^ Fayod, Victor (1889). "Prodrome d'une histoire naturelle des agaricinés". Annales des sciences naturelles: Botanique. 7. 9: 357.
- ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
Further reading
- Giyasettin Kaşik; et al. (2004). "New Records in Coprinaceae and Bolbitiaceae from Mut (Mersin) District" (PDF). Turk J Bot. 24: 449–455. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- Mushroom Observer - Conocybe Tenera [1]
- Conocybe Tenera Photos [2]
- Rogers Mushrooms - Conocybe Tenera Photos [3]