Coprinellus flocculosus
| Coprinellus flocculosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinellus |
| Species: | C. flocculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprinellus flocculosus (DC.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson (2001) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Coprinellus flocculosus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described as Agaricus flocculosus by mycologist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1815, and later transferred to the genus Coprinellus in 2001.[2]
Description
[edit]The yellowish cap is initially egg-shaped then forms a cone up to 5 centimetres (2 in) tall, with white specks, for which it is named. The gills are adnexed and close. The stem is up to 9 cm (3+1⁄2 in) long and 7 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick. The spore print is black,[3] and the gills deliquesce.[4]
It resembles a number of related species.[3]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]It can be found in wood debris throughout North America.[3]
| Coprinellus flocculosus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is ovate or campanulate |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or free |
 | Stipe has a volva or is bare |
 | Spore print is black |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
References
[edit]- ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Coprinellus flocculosus (DC.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ↑ Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, Moncalvo J-M, Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr (2001). "Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato". Taxon. 50 (1): 203–241. doi:10.2307/1224525.
- 1 2 3 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, California: Backcountry Press. p. 93. ISBN 9781941624197.