Melanophyllum eyrei, commonly known as the Greenspored Dapperling[2] is an uncommon[2] species of fungus belonging to the family Agaricaceae.[3]
Melanophyllum eyrei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Agaricaceae |
Genus: | Melanophyllum |
Species: | M. eyrei
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Binomial name | |
Melanophyllum eyrei (Massee) Singer
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Synonyms[1] | |
Chlorospora eyrei |
Melanophyllum eyrei | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Hymenium is free | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is green |
It is native to Europe[3] and Britain[2] in deciduous woodland with scrub on calcareous soil.
The cap can be up to 3cm in diameter, hemispherical, becoming flat with an appendiculate margin. Dingy white, sometimes with a brownish centre; surface granular or powdery.[2]
The gills are bluish green with a pale green spore print; free. The stipe is up to 3cm long, slender and similar in colour and texture to the cap. No ring. [2]
References
edit- ^ "Greenspored Dapperling (Melanophyllum eyrei) - Detail - Biodiversity Maps". maps.biodiversityireland.ie. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ a b c d e Sterry, Paul; Hughes, Barry (2009). Collins Complete Guide to British Mushrooms & Toadstools. HarperCollins.
- ^ a b "Melanophyllum eyrei (Massee) Singer". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.