Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
Appearance
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Callistosporiaceae |
Genus: | Callistosporium |
Species: | C. purpureomarginatum
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Binomial name | |
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum Fatto & Bessette (1996)
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Callistosporium purpureomarginatum | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is convex or flat |
![]() | Hymenium is adnate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is unknown |
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum is a species of agaric fungus in the family Callistosporiaceae. Found in the United States, it was officially described in 1996.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]C. purpureomarginatum was classified by the mycologists Raymond M. Fatto and Alan E. Bessette in 1996.[2]
Description
[edit]Callistosporium purpureomarginatum is a small mushroom with a distinctive purplish red cap which discolours at it ages or dries.
Cap: 1-4cm. Starts convex before flattening with age. Stem: 1.5-4cm in height and 2-5mm in thickness. Gills: Purple brown, discolouring to yellow or olive whilst sometimes retaining purple fringes. Spore print: White. Spores: Smooth, ellipsoid. 4.7 x 2.5-4 μm. Taste: Indistinct or bitter. Smell: Indistinct.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fatto RM, Bessette AE. (1996). "A new species of Callistosporium". Mycotaxon. 60: 125–8.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Callistosporium purpureomarginatum". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Kuo, M. (2019, September). Callistosporium purpureomarginatum. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site:". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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