- Conocybe filaris
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Conocybe filaris Conocybe filaris Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Subclass: Hymenomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae Genus: Conocybe Species: C. filaris Binomial name Conocybe filaris
(Fries) KühnerSynonyms Pholiota filaris
Pholiotina filaris
Agaricus togularis var. filaris
Pholiota togularis var. filarisConocybe filaris Mycological characteristics gills on hymenium cap is conical
or flathymenium is adnexed stipe has a ring spore print is brown
to reddish-brownecology is saprotrophic edibility: deadly Conocybe filaris is a common lawn mushroom which is widely distributed and especially common in the pacific northwest. It contains the same mycotoxins as the death cap. It is also known as Pholiotina filaris.
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Description
Conocybe filaris has a cap which is conical, expanding to flat, usually with an umbo. It is less than 3 cm across, has a smooth brown top, and the margin is often striate. The gills are rusty brown, close, and adnexed. The stalk is 2 cm thick and 1 to 6 cm long, smooth, and brown, with a prominent and movable ring. The spore print is rusty brown.
Distribution and habitat
Conocybe filaris is common and widely distributed on lawns and wood chips in America's Pacific Northwest.
Toxicity
They have been shown to contain amatoxins, which are highly toxic to the liver and are responsible for many deaths by poisoning from mushrooms in the genera Amanita and Lepiota. They are sometimes mistaken for Psilocybe, especially the Psilocybe cyanescens and the Psilocybe subaeruginosa species due to their similar looking Pileus (cap).
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Categories:- Bolbitiaceae
- Poisonous fungi
- Deadly fungi
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