St georges mushroom
Calocybe gambosa
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Calocybe gambosa
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Lyophyllaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Domed
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees, Breaking down dead matter
- Season
- Spring
- Habitat
- Meadow, Gardens
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- It is named after St George's Day, 23 April, around which it traditionally starts to appear in Europe.
- It often grows in arcs and rings on meadows and road verges, marking where its mycelium has spread underground.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q731944 · All fungi · All entries