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Calocybe
Calocybe ionides
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Calocybe

Calocybe is a genus of mushroom, including St. George's mushroom, which is edible. There are not many species of this genus in Britain. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms kalos "pretty", and cubos "head".[1]

List of Species

  1. ^ Nilson S & Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. pp. p. 24. ISBN 0-14-063006-6. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)