Leratiomyces percevalii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Strophariaceae |
Genus: | Leratiomyces |
Species: | L. percevalii
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Binomial name | |
Leratiomyces percevalii (Berk. & Broome) Bridge & Spooner[1]
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Leratiomyces percevalii, commonly known as mulch maid,[2] is a medium-sized saprobic mushroom. Its cap is honey yellow to dingy olive in color, covexed, becoming broadly bell-shaped. Its gills are adnexed to shortly decurrent and whitish to purplish gray or purple-black. It is common in woodchips, fields, and urban waste spaces.[3]