Strobilurus esculentus (Wulfen) Singer is a fungus in the Physalacriaceae family, order Agaricales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Strobilurus esculentus (Wulfen) Singer

Strobilurus esculentus (Wulfen) Singer

Strobilurus esculentus is a fungus with detailed morphological traits for its cap, gills, spores, and stem.

Genus
Strobilurus
Order
Agaricales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Strobilurus esculentus (Wulfen) Singer

Scientific name: Strobilurus esculentus (Wulfen) Singer

The cap of this fungus is convex and ranges from 1 to 3 cm in diameter. The cap can be off-white, brownish grey, or brownish-black in color. Its gills are crowded, white, and somewhat sinuate. The spores produced by this species are white. The stem is brownish-grey with a pale, lighter-colored apex.

Photo: (c) John Plischke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Plischke · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Physalacriaceae Strobilurus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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