Chlorophyllum hortense

Chlorophyllum hortense is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Originally named as a species of Lepiota by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1917, it was transferred to Chlorophyllum by Else Vellinga in 2002.[1] The fungus is found in Australia and North America. In 2006, it was reported from China.[2]

Chlorophyllum hortense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Agaricaceae
Genus:
Chlorophyllum
Species:
C. hortense
Binomial name
Chlorophyllum hortense
(Murrill) Vellinga (2002)
Synonyms
  • Lepiota hortensis Murrill (1917)
  • Leucoagaricus hortensis (Murrill) Pegler (1983)

References
  1. Vellinga E. (2002). "New combinations in Chlorophyllum". Mycotaxon. 83: 415–7.
  2. Ge ZW, Yang ZL. (2006). "The genus Chlorophyllum (Basidiomycetes) in China". Mycotaxon. 96: 181–91.


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