Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Details
Details
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev., Kew Bull. 16 382 (1963 [1962])
Nomenclature
G. Stev.
G. Stev.
1963
1962
382
misapplication
ICN
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
species
Hygrophorus aurantius
Classification
Descriptions
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Pileus 0.5-1.5 cm. diam., apricot, hemispherical to flattened, matt; flesh apricot. Gills slightly decurrent, yellow to apricot, moderately thick, moderately distant, rather shallow, occasionally forking with venose folds, between. Stipe 2-4 cm. X 2-3 mm., pale apricot, smooth to silky fibrillose, solid, rather brittle. Spores 5 X 5-6 µm. hyaline
habitat: terrestrial under scrub and on clay banks, Wellington Botanic Garden, 26.3.1949) & 1.7.1949, Stevenson, Rotoiti, 16,5.19561 E. Kidson, Keith George Park, 30.5.1958, Stevenson; Otari, 7.6.1958, Stevenson; Levin, 22.6. 1958, Stevenson.
This small apricot-coloured species with small globose spores seems fairly common in New Zealand, though it is little known in America beyond its original description from Florida. It has also been found in Japan (Imazeki & Hongo, 1957).
Taxonomic concepts
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. (1963) [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. (1963) [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. (1963) [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. (1963) [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. 1963 [1962]
Hygrophorus aurantius sensu G. Stev. (1963) [1962]
Notes
taxonomic status
pro parte
Metadata
08c21a00-6c66-11d5-bebb-00508bca8de8
scientific name
Names_Fungi
29 June 2001
3 March 2023
