Conocybe apala
| Conocybe apala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
| Genus: | Conocybe |
| Species: | C. apala
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| Binomial name | |
| Conocybe apala (Fr.) Arnolds (2003)
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| Synonyms | |
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Conocybe lactea | |
| Conocybe apala | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is conical | |
| Hymenium is adnexed or free | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is brown to reddish-brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Conocybe apala is a basidiomycete fungus belonging to the genus Conocybe.
The species has been taxonomically reclassified a number of times. Until recently, it was also commonly called Conocybe lactea or Conocybe albipes and is colloquially known as the white dunce cap or the milky conecap.
It is a fairly common fungus, both in North America and Europe, found growing among short green grass.