''Paxillus vernalis'' is a

basidiomycete Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basid ...

fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

found in montane forests in northern North America. It closely resembles the poisonous ''

Paxillus involutus ''Paxillus involutus'', also known as the brown roll-rim or the common roll-rim, is a species of basidiomycete fungus. Although it has lamella (mycology), gills, it is more closely related to the pored boletes than to typical gilled mushroom ...

'', and is considered likely to also be poisonous. The fungus was described as new to science by Scottish mycologist

Roy Watling Roy Watling (born 1938) is a Scottish mycologist who has made significant contributions to the study of fungi both in the identification of new species and correct taxonomic placement, as well as in fungal ecology. Biography Watling was the Hea ...

in 1969.

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Mushroom Expert on the brown roll-rim
Paxillaceae Fungi described in 1969 Fungi of North America Taxa named by Roy Watling Fungus species {{Boletales-stub