Kingdom Fungi Order Agaricales Scientific name Calocybe Rank Genus | Division Basidiomycota Higher classification Lyophyllaceae | |
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Similar Calocybe gambosa, Lyophyllum, Tricholoma, Clitocybe, Entoloma | ||
Calocybe cerina fungi kingdom
Calocybe is a small genus of about 40 species of mushroom, 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". Around nine species are found in neotropical regions.
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Mushroom milky calocybe indica
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