Stropharia albonitens is an inedible mushroom found in grassy fields,[1] lawns, and frequently along roadsides in North America and Europe. The spore print is purplish to black. It is white to cream or yellow in colour. It is typically 5 to 15 cm long with a ring on its stem and grows from July to November.[2]
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Stropharia albonitens, extract of a photographic reproduction of an illustration of various Stropharia species | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Strophariaceae |
Genus: | Stropharia |
Species: | S. albonitens
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Binomial name | |
Stropharia albonitens | |
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The spores are ellipsoid and range in measurement from 8–9 × 4–5 µm.[1]
This species was published in Champs Jura Vosges 3: 439 (1875) and was originally named Agaricus albonitens in 1857 by Elias Magnus Fries.
References
edit- ^ a b Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ "Rogers Mushrooms | Mushroom Pictures & Mushroom Reference". www.rogersmushrooms.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.