Laccaria proxima

Laccaria proxima is a species of edible mushroom in the genus Laccaria from the conifer forest of California, as well as eastern and northern North America.[1][2]

Laccaria proxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hydnangiaceae
Genus: Laccaria
Species:
L. proxima
Binomial name
Laccaria proxima
(Boud.) Pat.
Synonyms
  • Clitocybe proxima Boud.;
  • Laccaria laccata var. proxima (Boud.) Maire
Laccaria proxima
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex or depressed
hymenium is adnate or decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: edible

References
  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. "Laccaria proxima in MycoWeb".
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