Melanoleuca cognata, commonly known as the spring cavalier, is a species of agaric fungus.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Spring cavalier being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Melanoleuca brevipes
- Melanoleuca melaleuca
- Melanoleuca exscissa
- Melanoleuca strictipes
- Melanoleuca angelesiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Melanoleucaceae
- Genus
- Melanoleuca
- Species
- Melanoleuca cognata
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