Conocybe rugosa

Conocybe rugosa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Conocybe
Species:
C. rugosa
Binomial name
Conocybe rugosa
(Peck) Watling (1981)
Synonyms
  • Pholiota rugosa Peck (1898)
  • Pholiotina rugosa (Peck) Singer (1946)
  • Pholiotina filaris var. rugosa (Peck) Singer (1950)
Conocybe rugosa
Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical or flat
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is brown to reddish-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is deadly

Conocybe rugosa is a common and highly toxic species of mushroom that is widely distributed in Eurasia and North America.