Leucopaxillus is a genus of fairly large white-spored gilled mushrooms which are found worldwide growing on the ground in woodlands. These are saprotrophs, but may sometimes be ectomycorrhizal. Less than ten species of Leucopaxillus are known to grow in North America. No species of Leucopaxillus are known to be poisonous, but they do not have an appealing taste or texture. The widespread genus contains about 15 species.[1]

Leucopaxillus
Leucopaxillus albissimus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Leucopaxillus
Boursier
Type species
Leucopaxillus paradoxus
(Costantin & L.M.Dufour) Boursier
Species

~15, see text

Members of Leucopaxillus are medium-sized to large, have a dry convex to depressed cap, an inrolled margin when young, lack a partial veil and have tough flesh. They have white or yellowish gills which can come off in a layer, leaving the underside of the cap smooth. The spores are white, amyloid and spiny. These mushrooms often smell bad and can be mistaken for Tricholoma and Clitocybe, but mushrooms in those genera are more fragile and rot more quickly. Members of Leucopaxillus have antibiotics which make the mushrooms persist much longer than most, making them appear to be more common than they actually are.

Species

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Image Name Taxon Author(s) Year
Leucopaxillus agrippinae Buda, Consiglio, Setti & Vizzini 2012
  Leucopaxillus albissimus (Peck) Singer 1939
  Leucopaxillus alboalutaceus (F.H. Møller & Jul. Schäff.) F.H. Møller 1954
Leucopaxillus baeospermus Kühner 1954
Leucopaxillus brasiliensis (Rick) Singer & A.H. Sm. 1943
Leucopaxillus brunneiflavidus Corner 1994
Leucopaxillus cerealis (Lasch) Singer 1962
Leucopaxillus compactus (P. Karst.) Neuhoff 1958
Leucopaxillus cutefractus Noordel. 1984
Leucopaxillus garinii Bidaud 1993
  Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Quél.) Kotl. 1966
  Leucopaxillus gracillimus Singer & A.H. Sm. 1943
Leucopaxillus gratus Corner 1994
Leucopaxillus guernisacii (P. Crouan & H. Crouan) Bon 1978
  Leucopaxillus laterarius (Peck) Singer & A.H. Sm. 1943
Leucopaxillus lentus (H. Post) Singer 1943
Leucopaxillus lilacinus Bougher 1987
Leucopaxillus malayanus Corner 1994
Leucopaxillus malenconii Bon 1990
Leucopaxillus masakanus Pegler 1977
Leucopaxillus monticola (Singer & A.H. Sm.) Bon 1990
Leucopaxillus nauseosodulcis (P. Karst.) Singer & A.H. Sm. 1943
Leucopaxillus otagoensis G. Stev. 1964
Leucopaxillus paradoxus (Costantin & L.M. Dufour) Boursier 1925
Leucopaxillus patagonicus Singer 1954
Leucopaxillus peronatus Corner 1994
Leucopaxillus phaeopus (J. Favre & Poluzzi) Bon 1987
Leucopaxillus piceinus (Peck) Pomerl. 1980
Leucopaxillus pinicola J. Favre 1960
Leucopaxillus pseudoacerbus (Costantin & L.M. Dufour) Boursier 1925
Leucopaxillus pseudogambosus Pilát 1966
Leucopaxillus pulcherrimus (Peck) Singer & A.H. Sm. 1943
Leucopaxillus rickii Singer 1954
Leucopaxillus stenosporus A. Favre 2007
Leucopaxillus subcerasus Corner 1994
Leucopaxillus tricolor (Peck) Kühner 1926
Leucopaxillus vulpeculus (Kalchbr.) Bon 1978

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 375. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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Further reading

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  • Singer R, Smith AH. (1943). A monograph on the genus Leucopaxillus Boursier. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science 28: 85–132.
  • Singer R, Smith AH. (1947). Additional notes on the genus Leucopaxillus. Mycologia 39: 725–736.