Gliophorus psittacinus

Gliophorus psittacinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Gliophorus
Species:
G. psittacinus
Binomial name
Gliophorus psittacinus
(Schaeff.) Herink (1958)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus dentatus L. (1753)
  • Agaricus psittacinus Schaeff. (1774)
  • Agaricus cameleon Bull. (1792)
  • Hygrophorus psittacinus (Schaeff.) Fr. (1838)
  • Hygrocybe psittacina (Schaeff.) P. Kumm. (1871)
  • Bolbitius dentatus (L.) Kuntze (1898)
Gliophorus psittacinus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

Gliophorus psittacinus, commonly known as the parrot toadstool or parrot waxcap, is a colourful mushroom that is a member of the genus Gliophorus, found across Northern Europe. It was formerly known as Hygrocybe psittacina, but a molecular phylogenetics study found it to belong in the genus Gliophorus. It had already been placed in Gliophorus, but it had been considered a synonym of Hygrocybe.[2]

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