Arrhenia epichysium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Arrhenia |
| Species: | A. epichysium
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| Arrhenia epichysium (Pers.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys 2002
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Arrhenia epichysium is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae.
The fruit body has small brown to dark gray caps measuring 1–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) in diameter. The cap color changes to light gray to tan when it is dry. The gills are narrow and thin, placed together closely, and decurrently attached to the stipe,[1] which can be up to 5 cm (2 in) long. The flesh is grayish and watery.[2] The spores are smooth and ellipsoid, measuring 6–7.5 μm.[1] The spore print is white.[2]
Outside of its genus, it can resemble the slightly larger Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis.[2]
It can be found on dead wood in North America (except for the Gulf Coast), lasting through May on the West Coast.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Huffman DM. (2008). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the Midcontinental United States. University of Iowa Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-58729-725-0.
- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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