Armillaria mellea (Vahl.: Fr.) P. Kumm.
Honey mushroom

Armillaria from armilla, ring, referring to the annulus

click thumbnail to see a larger image

Description:
mushroom
Fruiting Body: cap to 8 cm; stalk central. Spore Print Color: white. Spores: basidiospores 7.2-8.9 x 5.6-6.7 µm, ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature: cap smooth; thick annulus; stipe narrows at base due to caespitose habit

Diagnostic microscopic feature: no clamp connections

 Dynamically generated map
East of the Rocky Mtsnot common

Nutritional Mode: parasite of tree roots

Substrate: on ground from roots

Habitat: primarily in hardwood forests

Fruiting Season: fall

  
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
 

 

home - common name index - scientific name index - database - key - Ada Hayden Herbarium -