Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Marasmiaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Omphalotus | |
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Similar Omphalotus olivascens, Omphalotus nidiformis, Omphalotus illudens, Omphalotus, Paxillaceae | ||
Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the Marasmiaceae family. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984. Fruit bodies contain the compounds illudin S and illudin M.
Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.
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