🍄 Family

Lyophyllaceae

12 species · Fungi

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Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Agaricales › Lyophyllaceae

Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R.Heim

Termitomyces microcarpus is an edible termite-associated agaric fungus found in African and Asian deciduous forests.

Lyophyllum decastes (Fr.) Singer

Lyophyllum decastes is a widespread clustered fungus that is cultivated for food and used as a health supplement in East Asia.

Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bull.) Redhead

Hypsizygus ulmarius is a rare mushroom that grows on tree wounds in temperate Northern Hemisphere forests, distinguishable from oyster mushrooms by its gill attachment and brown rot.

Hypsizygus tessulatus (Bull.) Singer

Hypsizygus tessulatus, or beech mushroom, is an edible cultivated mushroom native to East Asia, common in northern North America.

Hypsizygus marmoreus (Peck) H.E.Bigelow

Hypsizygus marmoreus, commonly called beech mushroom, is an edible cultivated mushroom native to East Asia.

Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar

Asterophora lycoperdoides is a parasitic mushroom with star-shaped asexual spores that is nonpoisonous but inedible.

Asterophora parasitica (Bull.) Singer

Asterophora parasitica is a parasitic mushroom that grows on other agarics, found in Europe and North America, with unknown edibility.

Tephrocybe rancida (Fr.) Donk

Tephrocybe rancida is a rare mushroom found in North American and European deciduous woodlands from early autumn to early winter.

Calocybe carnea (Bull.) Donk

Calocybe carnea is a pink-capped mushroom found in grassy areas across Europe, Asia, and North America from spring to early autumn.

Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Donk

Calocybe gambosa, commonly St. George's mushroom, is an edible European grassland mushroom valued for gastronomy.

Calocybe ionides (Bull.) Donk

Calocybe ionides is a Lyophyllaceae fungus species native to Europe, Northern America, and Japan.

Sphagnurus paluster (Peck) Redhead & V.Hofst.

Sphagnurus paluster is a mushroom that grows always on Sphagnum moss in cool northern regions from spring to early summer.

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