Cyptotrama chrysopepla

Cyptotrama chrysopepla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Physalacriaceae
Genus:	Cyptotrama
Species:	C. chrysopepla
Binomial name
Cyptotrama chrysopepla (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Singer (1973)
Synonyms
Lentinus chrysopeplus Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1868)

Cyptotrama chrysopepla Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Edibility is unknown

Cyptotrama chrysopepla is a small, bright golden yellow, dry cap stalk mushroom. Its gills color ranges from white to yellow. It grows on wood. The cap is convex to flat, often lined or furrowed near the margin and the surface can be dull to powdery or scaly. Gills are either broadly attached or extending down from the stalk. The spore print is white. They can be found in few to many numbers. Its edibility is unknown. Its common name is golden coincap.

References

• Kent H. Mcknight and Vera B. Mcknight (1987). Petersons Field Guides Mushrooms.