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Høj posesvamp

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus (DC.) Vizzini, Contu & Justo

A species in the family Pluteaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Pluteaceae
Genus
Volvopluteus
What it is called
Danish
Høj posesvamp
Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

  • Agaricus gloiocephalus DC ex Fr.
  • Amanita incarnata var. laevis Alb. & Schwein.
  • Volvaria gloiocephala (DC.) Gillet
  • Volvaria gloiocephala var. abyssinica Henn.
  • Volvaria gloiocephala var. speciosa (Fr.) Quél.
  • Volvaria pubescens Quél.
  • Volvaria speciosa (Fr.) Gill.
  • Volvaria speciosa f. gloiocephala (DC.) Courtec.
  • Volvariella gloiocephala (DC.) Fr.
  • Volvariella gloiocephala subsp. speciosa (Fr.) Bon, 1993
  • Volvariella speciosa f. gloiocephala (DC.) Courtec.
  • Volvariopsis gloiocephala (DC.) Murrill
  • Volvariopsis speciosa (Fr.) Murrill

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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