Crassisporium funariophilum
| Crassisporium funariophilum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Crassisporiaceae |
| Genus: | Crassisporium |
| Species: | C. funariophilum
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassisporium funariophilum (M.M. Moser) Matheny, P.-A. Moreau & Vizzini
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| Synonyms | |
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Pachylepyrium carbonicola (A.H. Sm.) Singer | |
Crassisporium funariophilum is a species of mushroom in the family Crassisporiaceae. It grows during spring after forest fires.
Description
The cap of Crassisporium funariophilum is 1-3 centimeters in diameter and convex or flat. Sometimes, it is broadly umbonate. It is reddish-brown or ochre. The stipe is about 2-5 centimeters long and 2-4 millimeters wide. On the stipe is a cortina that later becomes a ring zone on the stipe. The gills can be seceding, adnate, or sinuate, and start out yellowish brown, before becoming orangish as the mushroom matures. The spore print is reddish brown.[1]
Habitat and ecology
Crassisporium funariophilum fruits in spring[1] after the snow melts.[2] It grows on burnt soil after fires.[1][3] It often fruits near Pholiota molesta,[2] as well as Pholiota carbonaria and Psathyrella pennata.[2]
| Crassisporium funariophilum | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is adnexed or seceding | |
| Stipe has a cortina | |
| Spore print is reddish-brown | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
References
- ^ a b c Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve (October 25, 2022). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (Revised ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 217–218. ISBN 9781643260860.
- ^ Stevens, Michael Wood & Fred. "California Fungi: Crassisporium funariophilum". www.mykoweb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.