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Conocybe apala

(Fr.) Arnolds

White Dunce Cap Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878850
Element CodeNFBOL000D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyBolbitiaceae
GenusConocybe
Synonyms
Conocybe lactea(J.E. Lange) Métrod
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.