Omphalotus mexicanus

Omphalotus mexicanus is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom in the family Marasmiaceae. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1984.^[1] Fruit bodies contain the toxic compounds illudin S and illudin M.^[2]

Omphalotus mexicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Omphalotaceae
Genus:	Omphalotus
Species:	O. mexicanus
Binomial name
Omphalotus mexicanus Guzmán & V.Mora (1984)

Found in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, its fruiting bodies are an unusual dark blue tinted with yellow.^[3]