Rhodocollybia laulaha is a species of fungus in the family [[ Omphalotaceae]]. Found in Hawaii, it was described as new to science in 1999 by mycologists Dennis Desjardin, Roy Halling, and Don Hemmes.[1] The fruitbodies have caps that are 3 to 8 cm (1 to 3 in) in diameter, bell-shaped to convex in shape, and light brown (young specimens) to grayish orange or orange-white (old specimens). Gills have an adnexed attachment to the stipe, and are narrow and very crowded together. The stipe is 3 to 8 cm (1 to 3 in) long by 0.6 to 0.7 cm (0.24 to 0.28 in) thick. The specific epithet laulaha—Hawaiian for "widespread"—refers to its widespread distribution and common appearance on the Hawaiian Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Omphalotaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodocollybia |
| Species: | R. laulaha
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| Rhodocollybia laulaha Desjardin, Halling & Hemmes (1999)
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References
edit- ^ Desjardin DE, Halling RE, Hemmes DE (1999). "Agaricales of the Hawaiian Islands. 5. The genera Rhodocollybia and Gymnopus". Mycologia. 91 (1): 166–76. doi:10.2307/3761206. JSTOR 3761206.
- ^ Hemmes DE, Desjardin D (2002). Mushrooms of Hawai'i: An Identification Guide. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 143. ISBN 1-58008-339-0.
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