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Connopus acervatus | |
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Genus: | Connopus
R.H.Petersen (2010)
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Connopus acervatus (Fries) R.H.Petersen (1821)
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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. [2] It is found in North American and Europe, where it grows in dense clusters on decaying wood. [3] It is regarded as inedible. [4]