''Cyptotrama chrysopepla'' is a small, bright golden yellow, dry cap stalk
mushroom
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. 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
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is golden coincap.
References
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Fungi described in 1868
Physalacriaceae
Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley
Fungus species
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