Phaeolepiota
| Phaeolepiota | |
|---|---|
| Phaeolepiota aurea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Squamanitaceae |
| Genus: | Phaeolepiota Maire ex Konrad & Maubl. (1928) |
| Type species | |
| Phaeolepiota aurea (Matt.) Maire (1928) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cystoderma aureum | |
| Phaeolepiota aurea | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is flat or convex | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is reddish-brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is not recommended | |
Phaeolepiota is a genus of fungi in the family Squamanitaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Phaeolepiota aurea. Commonly known as Alaskan gold, Alaska gold, golden bootleg or golden cap, P. aurea is an agaric (gilled mushroom) found throughout North America and Eurasia – often in groups and next to nettles.