Calocybe

Taxobox | name = "Calocybe"

---

image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Calocybe ionides"
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
classis = Agaricomycetes
ordo = Agaricales
familia = Tricholomataceae
genus = "Calocybe"

"Calocybe" is a small genus of about 20 species of mushroom, including St. George's mushroom, which is edible. There are not many species of this genus in Britain. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms "kalos" "pretty", and "cubos" "head". [cite book | author = Nilson S & Persson O | year = 1977 | title = Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi | publisher = Penguin|isbn=0-14-063006-6|pages=p. 24] Around 9 species are found in the neotropical region.

List of Species

* "Calocybe alneti"
* "Calocybe atropapillata"
* "Calocybe bipigmentata"
* "Calocybe carnea" - Pink Fairhead
* "Calocybe cerina"
* "Calocybe chrysenteron"
* "Calocybe civilis"
* "Calocybe clusii"
* "Calocybe coniceps"
* "Calocybe constricta"
* "Calocybe cyanea" (Puerto Rico, Brazil)
* "Calocybe cyanella"
* "Calocybe cyanocephala"
* "Calocybe eborina"
* "Calocybe fallax"
* "Calocybe gambosa" - St. George's Mushroom
* "Calocybe georgii"
* "Calocybe indica"
* "Calocybe ionides"
* "Calocybe onychina"
* "Calocybe rubra"