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Leucocoprinus
Leucocoprinus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The best-known member is the distinctive yellow mushroom Leucocoprinus birnbaumii, which is found in plant pots and greenhouses worldwide. The type species is Leucocoprinus cepistipes. The genus has a widespread distribution and since many members of the Leucoagaricus genus were transferred to Leucocoprinus in 2024 it contains over 240 recognised species. Prior to this reclassification species described as Leucocoprinus often tended to be found in tropical regions whereas many species described as Leucoagaricus were found in temperate regions however there is now no such distinction with Leucocoprinus species frequently found in diverse habitats worldwide.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Leucocoprinus sect. Denudati
sectionDenudati
Leucocoprinus sect. Annulati
sectionAnnulati
Leucocoprinus sect. Leucocoprinus
sectionLeucocoprinus
white chalk mushroom
speciesLeucocoprinus cretaceus
smoky dapperling
speciesLeucocoprinus barssii
Melanotrichae
subsectionMelanotrichae
Leucocoprinus lilaceus
speciesLeucocoprinus lilaceus
Leucocoprinus sect. Piloselli
sectionPiloselli
Leucocoprinus brunneoluteus
speciesLeucocoprinus brunneoluteus
Leucocoprinus tricolor
speciesLeucocoprinus tricolor
Leucocoprinus decoratus
speciesLeucocoprinus decoratus
Leucocoprinus roseilividus
speciesLeucocoprinus roseilividus
Leucocoprinus haemorrhagicus
speciesLeucocoprinus haemorrhagicus
Leucocoprinus gongylophorus
speciesLeucocoprinus gongylophorus
Leucocoprinus coerulescens
speciesLeucocoprinus coerulescens
Leucocoprinus phaeostictus
speciesLeucocoprinus phaeostictus
Leucocoprinus amanitoides
speciesLeucocoprinus amanitoides
Leucocoprinus sericifer
speciesLeucocoprinus sericifer
Leucocoprinus dacrytus
speciesLeucocoprinus dacrytus
Leucocoprinus fuliginescens
speciesLeucocoprinus fuliginescens
Leucocoprinus sp. 'IN15'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'IN15'
Leucocoprinus heinemannii
speciesLeucocoprinus heinemannii
Leucocoprinus castanescens
speciesLeucocoprinus castanescens
Leucocoprinus cygneus
speciesLeucocoprinus cygneus
Leucocoprinus sp. 'IN13'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'IN13'
Leucocoprinus sp. 'IN06'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'IN06'
Leucocoprinus gaillardii
speciesLeucocoprinus gaillardii
Leucocoprinus bonii
speciesLeucocoprinus bonii
Leucocoprinus ophthalmus
speciesLeucocoprinus ophthalmus
Leucocoprinus sp. 'CA15'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'CA15'
Leucocoprinus sp. 'IN34'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'IN34'
Leucocoprinus viridiflavoides
speciesLeucocoprinus viridiflavoides
Leucocoprinus taniae
speciesLeucocoprinus taniae
Leucocoprinus truncatus
speciesLeucocoprinus truncatus
Leucocoprinus antillarum
speciesLeucocoprinus antillarum
Leucocoprinus idae-fragum
speciesLeucocoprinus idae-fragum
Leucocoprinus viscidulus
speciesLeucocoprinus viscidulus
Leucocoprinus sabinae
speciesLeucocoprinus sabinae
Leucocoprinus viriditinctus
speciesLeucocoprinus viriditinctus
Leucocoprinus sp. 'IN46'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'IN46'
Leucocoprinus sp. 'IN35'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'IN35'
Leucocoprinus sp. 'CT3'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'CT3'
Leucocoprinus sp. 'HI03'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'HI03'
Leucocoprinus muticolor
speciesLeucocoprinus muticolor
Leucocoprinus oculatus
speciesLeucocoprinus oculatus
Leucocoprinus sericatellus
speciesLeucocoprinus sericatellus
Leucocoprinus holosericeus
speciesLeucocoprinus holosericeus
Leucocoprinus attinorum
speciesLeucocoprinus attinorum
Leucocoprinus viridiflavus
speciesLeucocoprinus viridiflavus
Leucocoprinus margaritifer
speciesLeucocoprinus margaritifer
Leucocoprinus recumbens
speciesLeucocoprinus recumbens
Leucocoprinus sp. 'PNW06'
speciesLeucocoprinus sp. 'PNW06'
Leucocoprinus austrofragilis
speciesLeucocoprinus austrofragilis
Leucocoprinus gauguei
speciesLeucocoprinus gauguei
Leucocoprinus serenus
speciesLeucocoprinus serenus
Leucocoprinus thalensis
speciesLeucocoprinus thalensis
Leucocoprinus medioflavus
speciesLeucocoprinus medioflavus
Leucocoprinus shixingensis
speciesLeucocoprinus shixingensis
Leucocoprinus roseifolius
speciesLeucocoprinus roseifolius
Leucocoprinus rubrosquamosus
speciesLeucocoprinus rubrosquamosus
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