Paxillus vernalis
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Species: | P. vernalis
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Paxillus vernalis Watling (1969)
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is depressed | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is brown | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is unknown |
Paxillus vernalis is a basidiomycete fungus found in montane forests in northern North America. It closely resembles Paxillus involutus. The fungus was described as new to science by Scottish mycologist Roy Watling in 1969.[1]
References
- ^ Watling R. (1969). "New fungi from Michigan". Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh. 29 (1): 59–66.
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