Hebeloma aestivale is a European species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Hebeloma aestivale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Hebeloma
Species:
H. aestivale
Binomial name
Hebeloma aestivale
Vesterh. (1995)

Description

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Hebeloma aestivale is characterised by elongated, slightly clubbed cheilocystidia and dextrinoid spores where the outer perispore layer becomes loose.[1]

Taxonomy

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It is in the Velutipes section of the genus Hebeloma.

Distribution and habitat

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Originally described from Denmark,[2] H. aestivale has also been described in the United Kingdom, where it is one of the more commonly documented Hebeloma species.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Beker, Henry J.; Eberhardt, Ursula; Schütz, Nicole (2017). "Hebeloma in the United Kingdom". Field Mycology. 18 (4): 119–132. doi:10.1016/j.fldmyc.2017.10.005.
  2. ^ Vesterholt J. (1995). "Hebeloma crustuliniforme and related taxa: notes on some characters of taxonomic importance". Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses. 30: 129–37.