Leucocoprinus ianthinus
Fungi
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- A few days
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Decomposer
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Tropical regions
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Spores
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Rare
About
This small mushroom grows in tropical greenhouses and domestic plant pots. Its gills release a fine violet powder that stains any surface it touches.
Life cycle
- 1.sporeA microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
- 2.myceliumA thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
- 3.fruiting bodyA mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Genus
- Leucocoprinus
- Species
- Leucocoprinus ianthinus