Omphalotus mexicanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Marasmiaceae |
Genus: | Omphalotus |
Species: | O. mexicanus |
Binomial name | |
Omphalotus mexicanus Guzmán & V.Mora (1984) |
Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the Marasmiaceae family. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984.Fruit bodies contain the compounds illudin S and illudin M.
Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.