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Calocybe
Calocybe ionides
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Calocybe

Type genus
Calocybe gambosa
(Fr.) Donk

Calocybe is a small genus of about 40 species of mushroom,[1] including St. George's mushroom, which is edible, and milky mushroom, which is edible and is cultivated in India. There are not many species of this genus in Britain. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms kalos "pretty", and cubos "head".[2] Around nine species are found in neotropical regions.

Species

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 111. ISBN 9780851998268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Nilson S & Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0-14-063006-6.