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Leratiomyces percevalii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Strophariaceae
Genus:	Leratiomyces
Species:	L. percevalii
Binomial name
Leratiomyces percevalii (Berk. & Broome) Bridge & Spooner

Leratiomyces percevalii, commonly known as mulch maid, is a medium-sized saprobic mushroom. Its cap is honey yellow to dingy olive in color, covexed, becoming broadly bell-shaped. Its gills are adnexed to shortly decurrent and whitish to purplish gray or purple-black. It is common in woodchips, fields, and urban waste spaces.

References

1. Bridge, Paul D.; Spooner, Brian; Beever, Ross E.; Park, D.-C. (2008). "Taxonomy of the fungus commonly known as Stropharia aurantiaca with new combinations in Leratiomyces" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 103: 117.
2. "Photos of Mulch Maids (Leratiomyces percevalii) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist.
3. "Leratiomyces percevalii (Leratiomyces percevalii)". Picture Mushroom.

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