Clitocybe agrestis
Species of fungus
Clitocybe agrestis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Clitocybaceae |
Genus: | Clitocybe |
Species: | C. agrestis |
Binomial name | |
Clitocybe agrestis Harmaja (1969) |
Clitocybe agrestis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. Widely distributed in Europe (agrestis means "of fields") it was described as new to science in 1969 by Finnish mycologist Harri Harmaja.[1] Fruitbodies are poisonous as they contain the toxin muscarine.[2]
References
External links
- Clitocybe agrestis in Index Fungorum
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