(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi

category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes

category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts

any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota

fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic

comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi

category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes

category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts

any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota

fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic