Kingdom Fungi Scientific name Broomeiaceae Rank Family | Division Basidiomycota Higher classification Lycoperdales Order Agaricales | |
Similar Agaricales, Niaceae, Pterulaceae, Typhulaceae, Cyphellaceae | ||
The Broomeiaceae are a family of fungi in the Agaricales order. The family is monotypic, and contains the single genus Broomeia, described by English naturalist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1844. Berkeley designated the type species to be Broomeia congregata.
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