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The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Scientific name Common name Active agent Distribution Similar edible species Picture Agaricus californicus: California Agaricus: phenol and xanthodermin: North America Edible Agaricus species Agaricus hondensis [1] Felt-ringed Agaricus: phenol and xanthodermin: North America Edible Agaricus species Agaricus menieri: phenol and xanthodermin: Europe
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The name "Mycena" comes from the Ancient Greek μύκης, or mykes, meaning "mushroom." [ 3 ] It is characterized by a white/grey spore print, small conical (bell-shaped) cap, and very thin stem. The genus Mycena is fairly large and includes many species including Mycena alcalina , Mycena leptocephala , Mycena austera , and Mycena brevipes .
Xeromphalina campanella is a species of mushroom. The common names of the species include the golden trumpet and the bell Omphalina. The genus name Xeromphalina means "little dry navel" and campanella means "bell-shaped", respectively describing the mature and young shapes of the pileus, or cap. [2] The mushroom is also called fuzzy-foot. [3]
The older name Clitocybe infundibuliformis is often identified as a synonym of I. gibba, [11] [12] [7] but according to Species Fungorum that use was incorrect and the original C. infundibuliformis was a different mushroom. [4] The name infundibuliformis derives from the Latin "infundibulum", a funnel, with the suffix "-formis" - so it means ...
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The Pluteaceae are a family of small to medium-sized mushrooms which have free gill attachment and pink spores.Members of Pluteaceae can be mistaken for members of Entolomataceae, but can be distinguished by the angled spores and attached gills of the Entolomataceae.