MycoKey : the genus Melanoleuca

Generic short diagnoses: Tricholomatoid to almost collybioid, white-spored, typically umbonate, smooth pileate, saprobic agarics with amyloid warty spores and characteristic, lageniform to urticiform hymenial cystidia.


Species example:


Melanoleuca cognata - DK: gyldengrå munkehat UK: Spring Cavalier
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-05.249

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