Rhodocybe popinalis (Fr.) Singer
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)
GenusRhodocybe (a genus of toadstools)
FamilyENTOLOMATACEAE (pinkgills)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool) :
1: Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)
1 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in sun-scorched patch with mixed regenerating herbs but no grass
Image 1: Collection showing capsImage 2: Collection showing gillsImage 3: Collection showing gills and capsImage 4: Fruitbody - in situ - close-upImage 5: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - close-upImage 6: Gills - close-upImage 7: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Spores - magnified
2: Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)
19 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in sun-scorched grass
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side views - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - in situ - close-up (2)Image 4: Spores - magnifiedImage 5: Spores - magnified (2)Image 6: Spores - highly magnified
3: Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)
5 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in mown species-rich grassland
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap (3)Image 4: Cap - LSImage 5: Cap - LS - showing gillsImage 6: CapsImage 7: FruitbodiesImage 8: FruitbodyImage 9: Fruitbody (2)Image 10: Fruitbody - LSImage 11: GillsImage 12: Gills - close-up
4: Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)
17 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU48 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Cap RS showing gillsImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: Cap surface close-upImage 4: Cap undersideImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 7: Gills and cap margin - close-upImage 8: Pair: side viewImage 9: Pair: top viewImage 10: Side viewImage 11: Side view (2)Image 12: Side view (3)Image 13: Top viewImage 14: Top view (2)Image 15: Top view (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Overall, A. 2011 Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 2 saprobes Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 26-30.
Savage, D. 2008 Fungi of the far north: Part 3: From the Borgie to the Naver Vol 9 (1) Page: 13-19

Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhodocybe popinalis (a toadstool)

A small to medium-sized greyish toadstool with a mealy smell and bitter taste. Some forms turn black when bruised. It grows in grassland and on dunes, often on living or dead grasses. Widespread and not uncommon.

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