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Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838

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Fr.
L.
(L.) Fr.
Fries, E.M. 1838: Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici. Typographia Academica.
1838
245
ICN
Agaricus fimetarius L. 1753
species
Coprinus fimetarius

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Fungi
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Agaricales
Coprinaceae
Coprinus
fimetarius

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Horak, E. 1971: A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462.

Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838

The spores of this collection (SINCLAIR and HAAST 1860-61) measure 8.5-11 X 5.5-6.5 µ and are very similar in shape to those of European specimens. We suggest that C. fimetarius was accidentally introduced into New Zealand.
Massee, G.E. 1899: The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349.

Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838

Pileus clavate, then conico-expanded, soon split and up-turned, greyish, apex tinged with brown, covered at first with white floccose scales, then naked and coarsely grooved, 2.5-5 cm. across, disc even, flesh thin; gills free, lanceolate, narrow, wavy, black; spores 12-14 x 7-8 µ; cystidia large, numerous; stem 10-15 cm. long, white, apex downy, squamulose below, hollow except the thickened base.
Canterbury Province, Middle Island, New Zealand. Australia, Europe, Siberia, United States.
On manure-heaps, dung, &c.
Solitary, or usually clustered, soon splitting, curling up and deliquescing into a black, dripping liquid, leaving the stems standing.

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Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. (1838)
Armstrong, J.B. (1880)
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. (1838)
Fries, E.M. (1838)
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. (1838)
Hooker, J.D. (1867)
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. (1838)
Horak, E. (1971)
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. (1838)
Massee, G.E. (1899)
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. (1838)
Segedin, B.P.; Pennycook, S.R. (2001)

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Coprinus fimetarius (L.) Fr. 1838
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1 January 2001
27 April 2007
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