- Conocybe tenera
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Conocybe tenera 
Conocybe tenera Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae Genus: Conocybe Species: C. tenera Binomial name Conocybe tenera
(Schaeff.) Fayod, Annls Sci. Nat. 9: 357 (1889)Conocybe tenera Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium 
cap is conical
or convex
hymenium is adnate 
stipe is bare 
spore print is brown 
ecology is saprotrophic 
edibility: unknown Conocybe tenera is a widely distributed member of the genus Conocybe. This mushroom is the type species for the genus Conocybe.
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Description
Conocybe tenera is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a conic to convex cap and is smooth and colored cinnamon brown. It is usually less than 2 cm across and is striate almost to the center. The gills are adnate and colored pale brown, darkening in age. The spores are yellowish brown, smooth and ellipsoid with a germ pore, measuring 12 x 6 micrometres. The stem is 3 to 9 cm long, 1.5 mm thick, and is equal width for the whole length, sometimes with some swelling at the base. It lacks an annulus (ring), is hollow and pruinose near the top.
Distribution and habitat
Widely distributed across the world. Found in meadows and cities.
Edibility
Poisonous, This agaric might contain toxins which could prove fatal.
References
Categories:- Bolbitiaceae
- Fungi of Europe
- Fungi of North America
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