Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Kuehneromyces mutabilis
K. mutabilis in a dry state
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Kuehneromyces
Species:
K. mutabilis
Binomial name
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Synonyms

Pholiota mutabilis (Schaeff.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Dryophila mutabilis (Schaeff.) Quél. (1886)
Galerina mutabilis (Schaeff.) P.D.Orton (1960)

Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is choice but not recommended

Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis), commonly known as the sheathed woodtuft, is a species of fungus that grows in clumps on dead wood. It is edible but strongly resembles the deadly poisonous Galerina marginata.