Armillaria sinapina
| Armillaria sinapina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Armillaria |
| Species: | A. sinapina
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| Binomial name | |
| Armillaria sinapina Bérubé & Dessur. (1988)
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Armillaria sinapina is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae.
Description
[edit]The brownish cap is 2–8 centimetres (3⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide and the white, fibrous stem is up to 10 cm (4 in) long. Both the flesh and spore print are whitish.[1] The mycelium is bioluminescent.[2]
Similar species
[edit]Armillaria gallica and A. calvescens grow only on dead wood (usually hardwood) but may require microscopy to distinguish. A. gemina and A. ostoyae are also simiilar.[1]
Habitat
[edit]A plant pathogenic fungus, it causes Armillaria root disease, and has been found on a variety of tree hosts in Alaska.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Mihail JD. (2015). "Bioluminescence patterns among North American Armillaria species". Fungal Biology. 119 (6): 528–537. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.02.004. PMID 25986550.
- ^ Klopfenstein NB, Lundquist JE, Hanna JW, Kim MS, McDonald GI (2009). "First Report of Armillaria sinapina, a cause of Armillaria root disease, associated with a variety of forest tree hosts on sites with diverse climates in Alaska" (PDF). Plant Disease. 93 (1): 111. doi:10.1094/pdis-93-1-0111b. PMID 30764271.