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Connopus
Connopus is a fungal genus in the family Omphalotaceae. The monotypic genus was circumscribed in 2010 to accommodate the species Connopus acervatus, formerly in the genus Gymnopus. The cap is up to wide, with regions of reddish-brown and cream colours. The gills are adnexed and white, darkening with age. The stem is up to long. The spore print is white. It is found in North American and Europe, where it grows in dense clusters on decaying wood. It is regarded as inedible.
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Connopus is a fungal genus in the family Omphalotaceae. The monotypic genus was circumscribed in 2010 to accommodate the species Connopus acervatus, formerly in the genus Gymnopus. The cap is up to wide, with regions of reddish-brown and cream colours. The gills are adnexed and white, darkening with age. The stem is up to long. The spore print is white. It is found in North American and Europe, where it grows in dense clusters on decaying wood. It is regarded as inedible.
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