#basidiomycete__basidiomycetous_fungi__basidiomycetousfungi  any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
  supertype:  fungus  a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores
  part:  basidiocarp
  member of:  class_Basidiomycetes
  subtype:  mushroom.basidiomycete  any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
     subtype:  morel  any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
        subtype:  common_morel__Morchella_esculenta__sponge_mushroom__sponge_morel  an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
        subtype:  Disciotis_venosa__cup_morel__cupmorel  an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
        subtype:  Verpa__bell_morel  a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
           subtype:  Verpa_bohemica__early_morel__earlymorel  resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
           subtype:  Verpa_conica__conic_Verpa  a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
        subtype:  black_morel__blackmorel__Morchella_conica__conic_morel__conicmorel__Morchella_angusticeps__narrowhead_morel  a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
        subtype:  Morchella_crassipes__thick-footed_morel  a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
        subtype:  Morchella_semilibera__half-free_morel__cow's_head__cow'shead  a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
  subtype:  agaric  a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
     subtype:  mushroom.agaric  common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
     subtype:  toadstool  common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
     subtype:  horse_mushroom__horsemushroom__Agaricus_arvensis  coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap
     subtype:  meadow_mushroom__field_mushroom__fieldmushroom__Agaricus_campestris  common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce
     subtype:  royal_agaric__royalagaric__Caesar's_agaric__Amanita_caesarea  widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric
     subtype:  false_deathcap__falsedeathcap__Amanita_mappa  agaric often confused with the death cup
     subtype:  fly_agaric__flyagaric__Amanita_muscaria  poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
     subtype:  death_cap__deathcap__death_cup__death_angel__destroying_angel__Amanita_phalloides  extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
     subtype:  blushing_mushroom__blusher__amanitarubescen  yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
     subtype:  destroying_angel__Amanita_verna  fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
     subtype:  chanterelle__chantarelle__Cantharellus_cibarius  widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
     subtype:  floccose_chanterelle__Cantharellus_floccosus  a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet
     subtype:  pig's_ears__Cantharellus_clavatus  an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound
     subtype:  cinnabar_chanterelle__Cantharellus_cinnabarinus  mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body
     subtype:  jack-o-lantern_fungus__jack-o-lantern__jack-a-lantern__Omphalotus_illudens  a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
     subtype:  inky_cap__inky-cap_mushroom__Coprinus_atramentarius  having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured
     subtype:  shaggymane_mushroom__shaggymane__shaggycap__Coprinus_comatus  common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores
     subtype:  milkcap__Lactarius_delicioso  edible mushroom
     subtype:  fairy-ring_mushroom__Marasmius_oreades  mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
     subtype:  oyster_mushroom__oyster_fungus__oyster_agaric__Pleurotus_ostreatus  edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
     subtype:  olive-tree_agaric__Pleurotus_phosphoreus  red luminescent mushroom of Europe
     subtype:  Pholiota_astragalina  a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk
     subtype:  Pholiota_aurea__golden_pholiota  a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast
     subtype:  Pholiota_destruens  a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard
     subtype:  Pholiota_flammans  a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk
     subtype:  Pholiota_flavida  a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk
     subtype:  Pholiota_nameko__nameko__viscid_mushroom  one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan
     subtype:  Pholiota_squarrosa-adiposa  a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks
     subtype:  Pholiota_squarrosa__scaly_pholiota__scalypholiota  a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age
     subtype:  Pholiota_squarrosoides  a pale buff fungus with tawny scales
     subtype:  Stropharia_ambigua  a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released
     subtype:  Stropharia_hornemannii  a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring
     subtype:  Stropharia_rugoso-annulata  a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice
     subtype:  Entoloma_lividum__Entoloma_sinuatum  a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
     subtype:  Entoloma_aprile  an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring
     subtype:  Chlorophyllum_molybdites  a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'
     subtype:  lepiota  any fungus of the genus Lepiota
        subtype:  poisonous_parasol__poisonousparasol__Lepiota_morgani  an agaric regarded as poisonous
        subtype:  Lepiota_naucina  an agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red
        subtype:  Lepiota_rhacodes  an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk
        subtype:  American_parasol__Lepiota_americana  an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
        subtype:  Lepiota_rubrotincta  an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk
        subtype:  Lepiota_clypeolaria  an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap
        subtype:  onion_stem__onionstem__Lepiota_cepaestipes  a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
     subtype:  parasol_mushroom__parasolmushroom__Lepiota_procera  edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn
     subtype:  blewits__blewit__Clitocybe_nuda  edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
     subtype:  sandy_mushroom__sandymushroom__Tricholoma_populinum  an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees)
     subtype:  Tricholoma_pessundatum  a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk
     subtype:  Tricholoma_sejunctum  an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins
     subtype:  man-on-a-horse__Tricholoma_flavovirens  an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center
     subtype:  Tricholoma_venenata  a poisonous white agaric
     subtype:  Tricholoma_pardinum  a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine gray fibrils
     subtype:  Tricholoma_vaccinum  an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills an stalk
     subtype:  Tricholoma_aurantium  an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste
     subtype:  Pluteus_aurantiorugosus  an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
     subtype:  Pluteus_magnus__swadust_mushroom__swadustmushroom  an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled
     subtype:  deer_mushroom__Pluteus_cervinus  a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
     subtype:  straw_mushroom__strawmushroom__Chinese_mushroom__Volvariella_volvacea  small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially
     subtype:  Volvariella_bombycina  a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap
     subtype:  Clitocybe_clavipes  an agaric with a flat cap that is grayish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base
     subtype:  Clitocybe_dealbata  a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
     subtype:  Clitocybe_inornata  a fungus with a cap that is creamy gray when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled
     subtype:  Clitocybe_robusta__Clytocybe_alba  a large white agaric; edible but not palatable
     subtype:  Clitocybe_irina__Tricholoma_irinum__Lepista_irina  an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
     subtype:  Clitocybe_subconnexa  an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished
     subtype:  winter_mushroom__Flammulina_velutipes  an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters
     subtype:  waxycap  any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance
        subtype:  Hygrocybe_acutoconica__conic_waxycap__conicwaxycap  a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_borealis  a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_caeruleus  a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_inocybiformis  a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_kauffmanii  a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_marzuolus  a gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_purpurascens  a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_russula  an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_sordidus  an edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_tennesseensis  a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
        subtype:  Hygrophorus_turundus  a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
        subtype:  Hygrotrama_foetens  a small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs
        subtype:  Neohygrophorus_angelesianus  a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America
     subtype:  Cortinarius_armillatus  a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
     subtype:  Cortinarius_atkinsonianus  an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
     subtype:  Cortinarius_corrugatus  a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
     subtype:  Cortinarius_gentilis  a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
     subtype:  Cortinarius_mutabilis__purple-staining_Cortinarius  a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
     subtype:  Cortinarius_semisanguineus  a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
     subtype:  Cortinarius_subfoetidus  a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
     subtype:  Cortinarius_violaceus  a fungus that is violet over-all with a squamulose cap
     subtype:  Gymnopilus_spectabilis  a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin
     subtype:  Gymnopilus_validipes  a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
     subtype:  Gymnopilus_ventricosus  a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk
     subtype:  shoestring_fungus  any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples
     subtype:  Armillaria_caligata__booted_armillaria  fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
     subtype:  Armillaria_ponderosa__white_matsutake  a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
     subtype:  Armillaria_zelleri  a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
     subtype:  honey_mushroom__honeymushroom__honey_fungus__Armillariella_mellea  a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
  subtype:  gill_fungus  a basidiomycete with gills
  subtype:  polypore__pore_fungus__pore_mushrum  woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent
     subtype:  bracket_fungus__shelf_fungus  a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores
     subtype:  Albatrellus_dispansus  a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
     subtype:  Albatrellus_ovinus__sheep_polypore__sheeppolypore  a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
     subtype:  Neolentinus_ponderosus  a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender
     subtype:  Nigroporus_vinosus  a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores
     subtype:  Oligoporus_leucospongia  a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada
     subtype:  Polyporus_tenuiculus  a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
     subtype:  Polyporus_squamosus__scaly_polypore__scalypolypore  a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
     subtype:  beefsteak_fungus__Fistulina_hepatica  a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States

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