Spatulate oysterling
Table of Contents
Practical Data
Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Arrhenia spathulata
Sensory
Edibility
Poorly Edible
Taste
Mild
Occurrence
Rarity
Rare
Season
January - December
Growth
Forest Soils Meadows Woods
Shape
Group
Gill Mushroom
Size
1 to 2 cm
Cap
Umbrella-Like
Fruitbody
Bleaching
Stem
Rooted
Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent Gills Bifurcate
Coloring
Cap
Brown Gray Yellow
Flesh
Gray White Yellow
Gills
Brown Gray Yellow
Stem
Brown Gray Yellow
Spore Dust
White Yellow
Research Data
Etymology and Classification of Arrhenia spathulata
Etymology
| Scientific name | Arrhenia spathulata |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Status of name | Legitimate |
| Type of name | Combination |
| Rank | Species |
| Year of publication | 1984 |
| Authors | S.A. Redhead |
Classification
- Fungi
- Dikarya
- Basidiomycota
- Agaricomycotina
- Agaricomycetes
- Agaricomycetidae
- Agaricales
- Hygrophoraceae
- Arrhenieae
- Arrhenia
Description
Description of Arrhenia spathulata
Occurrence and Growth
Arrhenia spathulata (English: Spatulate oysterling) is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on forest soils, on meadows, and on woods. Its main season begins in January and ends in December.
Forest soils
Meadows
Woods
Edibility, Taste and Smell
Arrhenia spathulata is poorly edible. The mushroom tastes mild.
Poorly edible
Mild taste
Shape and Surface
Arrhenia spathulata commonly measures from 1 to 2 cm. The cap is shaped umbrella-like. The fruit body is bleaching. The stem is rooted. The spore donor can be described as adnate, decurrent, and gills bifurcate.
Umbrella-like cap
Bleaching fruitbody
Rooted stem
Adnate spore donor
Decurrent spore donor
Gills bifurcate
Coloring
The cap of Arrhenia spathulata is frequently colored brown, gray, and yellow. The color of the flesh is often gray, white, and yellow. The gills of Arrhenia spathulata are regularly colored brown, gray, and yellow. The stem is often colored brown, gray, and yellow. The spore dust is frequently colored white and yellow.
Etymology and Classification
Arrhenia spathulata (Gender: Feminine) was scientifically described by S.A. Redhead and effectively published in 1984. The name Arrhenia spathulata is of type combination. Arrhenia spathulata has the status legitimate.
The scientific classification of Arrhenia spathulata is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Hygrophoraceae, Arrhenieae, Arrhenia. For further information, please see S.A. Redhead (1984, p. 876).
Synonyms
Arrhenia spathulata is also known for its latin synonyms Peziza inaequilatera, Merulius spathulatus, Leptotus muscigenus, Leptoglossum spathulatus, Leptoglossum spathulatum, Leptoglossum muscigenum, Dictyolus muscigenus, Cyphella muscicola var. inaequilatera, Cyphella cochlearis, Corniola muscigena, Cantharellus muscigenus, Arrhenia retiruga var. spathulata, Arrhenia muscigenum, Arrhenia muscigena.
References
Redhead, S.A. 1984. Arrhenia and Rimbachia, expanded generic concepts, and a reevaluation of Leptoglossum with emphasis on muscicolous North American taxa. Canadian Journal of Botany. 62(5):865-892
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