Leucopaxillus albissimus

Leucopaxillus albissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Leucopaxillus
Species:
L. albissimus
Binomial name
Leucopaxillus albissimus
(Peck) Singer (1939)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus albissimus Peck (1873)
Leucopaxillus albissimus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Leucopaxillus albissimus, commonly known as the large white leucopaxillus,[1] is a species of mushroom that lives as a saprobe, decaying the litter under coniferous trees. It produces a large white fruiting body that is unusually resistant to decay.[2][3] It is considered to be inedible.[4]

  1. ^ Thiers, Harry D.; Arora, David (September 1980). "Mushrooms Demystified". Mycologia. 72 (5): 1054. doi:10.2307/3759750. ISSN 0027-5514.
  2. ^ "Rogers Mushrooms ; Mushroom Pictures & Mushroom Reference". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  3. ^ Wood, Michael; Fred Stevens. "California Fungi—Leucopaxillus albissimus". MykoWeb. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  4. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.