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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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Agaricales
Family:Tricholomataceae
Genus:Clitocybe
Species:
C. agrestis
Binomial name
Clitocybe agrestis
Harmaja (1969)

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