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Serpula himantioides (Fr.) P.Karst.
Serpula himantioides (Fr.) P.Karst.
Serpula himantioides is a dry rot-causing basidiomycete fungus found worldwide except Antarctica, forming a species complex.
Austropaxillus infundibuliformis (Cleland) Bresinsky & Jarosch
Austropaxillus infundibuliformis (Cleland) Bresinsky & Jarosch
Austropaxillus infundibuliformis is a mycorrhizal mushroom found in southern Australian eucalypt forests, identifiable by its distinct physical characteristics.
Phlebopus marginatus Watling & N.M.Greg.
Phlebopus marginatus Watling & N.M.Greg.
A very large pantropical Gondwanan mushroom, found across Australia, New Zealand, and multiple Asian regions.
Boletinellus merulioides (Schwein.) Murrill
Boletinellus merulioides (Schwein.) Murrill
Boletinellus merulioides is a common bolete fungus that forms sclerotia and associates with ash trees and aphids.
Scleroderma citrinum Pers.
Scleroderma citrinum Pers.
Scleroderma citrinum, the common earthball, is a poisonous fungus found across Europe and North America that often mimics edible puffballs.
Scleroderma cepa Pers.
Scleroderma cepa Pers.
Scleroderma cepa Pers. is a poisonous widespread ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculent in agriculture and horticulture.
Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers.
Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers.
Scleroderma verrucosum is an ectomycorrhizal fungus found across multiple continents, with uncertain edibility due to reported poisoning in some people.
Scleroderma meridionale Demoulin & Malençon
Scleroderma meridionale Demoulin & Malençon
Scleroderma meridionale is an ectomycorrhizal false truffle found mostly in the Mediterranean basin, with unknown edibility.
Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.
Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.
Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb. is a poisonous fungus that grows in neutral deciduous forest soil.
Scleroderma polyrhizum (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
Scleroderma polyrhizum (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
Scleroderma polyrhizum is a toxic fungus with star-shaped mature fruit bodies found across multiple continents.
Calostoma cinnabarinum Desv.
Calostoma cinnabarinum Desv.
Calostoma cinnabarinum is an ectomycorrhizal gasteroid fungus with distinctive bright red gelatinous fruit bodies.
Calostoma fuscum (Berk.) Massee
Calostoma fuscum (Berk.) Massee
Calostoma fuscum is a Sclerodermataceae gasteroid fungus found in Australian Eucalyptus forests, first described in 1839 and reclassified in 1888.
Calostoma rodwayi Lloyd
Calostoma rodwayi Lloyd
Calostoma rodwayi is a truffle-like fungus found in New Zealand, southeastern Australia, and Tasmania that grows in Nothofagus forests.
Pisolithus tinctorius (Mont.) E.Fisch.
Pisolithus tinctorius (Mont.) E.Fisch.
Pisolithus tinctorius is an inedible puffball with brown spores, used for natural clothing dye and as a root stimulator in gardening.
Pisolithus arhizus (Scop.) Rauschert
Pisolithus arhizus (Scop.) Rauschert
Pisolithus arhizus is an inedible puffball fungus used for natural clothing dye and as a gardening root stimulator.
Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.) Quél.
Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.) Quél.
Gyroporus castaneus is a mushroom with specific morphological features, a broad scattered distribution, and protected conservation status.
Gyroporus cyanescens (Bull.) Quél.
Gyroporus cyanescens (Bull.) Quél.
Gyroporus cyanescens is a bluing edible ectomycorrhizal bolete found across multiple continents, with one known variety.
Gyroporus purpurinus Singer ex Davoodian & Halling
Gyroporus purpurinus Singer ex Davoodian & Halling
Gyroporus purpurinus is an edible bolete fungus of the Gyroporaceae family found in eastern North America.
Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr.
Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr.
Paxillus involutus is a common Northern Hemisphere ectomycorrhizal mushroom that can cause fatal autoimmune hemolysis when eaten repeatedly.
Paxillus cuprinus Jargeat, Gryta, J.-P.Chaumeton & Vizzini
Paxillus cuprinus Jargeat, Gryta, J.-P.Chaumeton & Vizzini
Paxillus cuprinus is a poisonous, small mushroom that grows under birch trees, similar to Paxillus involutus.
Gyrodon lividus (Bull.) Sacc.
Gyrodon lividus (Bull.) Sacc.
Gyrodon lividus is a bolete mushroom that forms ectomycorrhizal associations with alder and is found across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus is a fungus with blotchy yellow-brown caps found primarily around the Great Lakes, and associated with oaks in Colorado.
Suillus luteus (L.) Roussel
Suillus luteus (L.) Roussel
This is a detailed description of the fungus Suillus luteus, covering its morphology, distribution, habitat, and ecology.
Suillus brevipes (Peck) Kuntze
Suillus brevipes (Peck) Kuntze
Suillus brevipes is an edible ectomycorrhizal fungus associated with pines, native to North America and introduced elsewhere.
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