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Collybiopsis californica

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Collybiopsis californica
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Collybiopsis
Species:
C. californica
Binomial name
Collybiopsis californica
Petersen & Hughes, 2021
Synonyms

Marasmiellus ramealis var. californicus (Desjardin, 1987)

Collybiopsis californica is a species of "pinwheel" mushroom found in western North America. C. californica was originally described by Dennis E. Desjardin in 1987 as Marasmiellus ramealis var. californicus.[1] It was moved to genus Collybiopsis and upgraded to full species level in 2021.[2] It was originally known only from southern California but matching DNA has been found as far north as British Columbia.[2]

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