Clitocybe agrestis

Clitocybe agrestis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. Widely distributed in Europe (agrestis means "of fields") it was described as new to science in 1969 by Finnish mycologist Harri Harmaja.[1] Fruitbodies are poisonous as they contain the toxin muscarine.[2]

Clitocybe agrestis
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C. agrestis
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Clitocybe agrestis
Harmaja (1969)

References

  1. Harmaja H. (1969). "The genus Clitocybe (Agaricales) in Fennoscandia". Karstenia. 10: 5–168 (see p. 91).
  2. Bas C, Kuyper TW, Noordeloos ME (1995). Flora Agaricina Neerlandica. 3. CRC Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-90-5410-616-6.


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