| Omphalotus mexicanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Marasmiaceae |
| Genus: | Omphalotus |
| Species: | O. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
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Omphalotus mexicanus Guzmán & V.Mora (1984) |
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Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the Marasmiaceae family. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984.Fruit bodies contain the compounds illudin S and illudin M.
Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.