Leratiomyces percevalii

Leratiomyces percevalii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Leratiomyces
Species:
L. percevalii
Binomial name
Leratiomyces percevalii
(Berk. & Broome) Bridge & Spooner

Leratiomyces percevalii, commonly known as mulch maid, is a medium-sized saprobic mushroom. Its cap is up to 8 centimetres (3+14 in) wide, yellowish-orange, bun-shaped then bell-shaped, becoming shallowly convex. Its gills are adnexed to shortly decurrent and whitish to purplish gray or purple-blackish. It is common in woodchips, fields, and urban waste spaces, as well as under conifers in western North America.