Leratiomyces percevalii
| Leratiomyces percevalii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Leratiomyces |
| Species: | L. percevalii
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| Binomial name | |
| Leratiomyces percevalii (Berk. & Broome) Bridge & Spooner
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| Leratiomyces percevalii | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is campanulate or umbonate | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is purple-black | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Leratiomyces percevalii, commonly known as mulch maid, is a medium-sized saprobic mushroom. Its cap is up to 8 centimetres (3+1⁄4 in) wide, yellowish-orange, bun-shaped then bell-shaped, becoming shallowly convex. Its gills are adnexed to shortly decurrent and whitish to purplish gray or purple-blackish. It is common in urban areas and near trails and roads, as well as under conifers in western North America. Its edibility is unknown.