Melanophyllum eyrei, commonly known as the Greenspored Dapperling[2] is an uncommon[2] species of fungus belonging to the family Agaricaceae.[3]

Melanophyllum eyrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Melanophyllum
Species:
M. eyrei
Binomial name
Melanophyllum eyrei
(Massee) Singer
Synonyms[1]

Chlorospora eyrei
Cystoderma eyrei
Glaucospora eyrei
Lepiota eyrei
Schulzeria eyrei

Melanophyllum eyrei
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Gills on hymenium
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare
Spore print is green

It is native to Europe[3] and Britain[2] in deciduous woodland with scrub on calcareous soil.

The cap can be up to 3cm in diameter, hemispherical, becoming flat with an appendiculate margin. Dingy white, sometimes with a brownish centre; surface granular or powdery.[2]

The gills are bluish green with a pale green spore print; free. The stipe is up to 3cm long, slender and similar in colour and texture to the cap. No ring. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Greenspored Dapperling (Melanophyllum eyrei) - Detail - Biodiversity Maps". maps.biodiversityireland.ie. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sterry, Paul; Hughes, Barry (2009). Collins Complete Guide to British Mushrooms & Toadstools. HarperCollins.
  3. ^ a b "Melanophyllum eyrei (Massee) Singer". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.