Calocybe carnea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
Genus: | Calocybe |
Species: | C. carnea
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Binomial name | |
Calocybe carnea | |
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Calocybe carnea | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is adnexed or sinuate | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is edible but not recommended |
Calocybe carnea is a species of fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. It has small pink-capped mushrooms with white gills and can be found in grassy meadows, fields, or on lawns from spring to autumn in Europe and North America. Its common names include pink fairhead[1] and pink domecap.[2]