- Stropharia
Taxobox
name = "Stropharia"
image_caption = "S. aeruginosa"
Albin Schmalfuß, 1897
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Agaricomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Strophariaceae
genus = "Stropharia"The genus "Stropharia" (sometimes known by the common name roundheads) is a group of medium to largeagarics with a distinct membranous annulus. The scientific name is derived from the Greek 'στροφος/strophos' meaning "belt", in reference to it.Spore print color is generally medium to dark purple-brown, except for a few species that have rusty-brown spores. There is a great deal of variation, however, since this group as presently delimited ispolyphyletic . Members of the core clade of "Stropharia" are characterized by crystallineacanthocytes among thehyphae that make up therhizoids at the base of the mushroom.Well-known members of this genus include the edible "
Stropharia rugosoannulata " and the blue-greenverdigris agarics ("Stropharia aeruginosa " and allies).Section "Stropholoma" is often treated as part of "Stropharia", though some authorities place it in the genus "
Hypholoma ". It has features that are intermediate between the two genera, lacking the distinct membranous annulus of other "Stropharia". This group includes a number of mushrooms found commonly inwoodchip beds, such as "Stropharia aurantiaca ", "S. percevalii", and "S. riparia".Recent molecular work shows the a core group of the genus most closely related to "Hypholoma" and "
Pholiota ". Other such as "S. semiglobata" are more distantly related."Stropharia" are not generally regarded as good eating and there are doubts over the edibility of several species. However "S. rugosoannulata" is regarded as a good edible and is often cultivated.
The
psychedelic mushroom "Psilocybe cubensis " is also known as "Stropharia cubensis".Gallery
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