Paxillus vernalis
| Paxillus vernalis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Paxillaceae |
| Genus: | Paxillus |
| Species: | P. vernalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paxillus vernalis Watling (1969) | |
| Paxillus vernalis | |
|---|---|
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is depressed |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is brown |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: unknown |
Paxillus vernalis is a basidiomycete fungus found in montane forests in northern North America. It closely resembles Paxillus involutus. The fungus was described as new to science by Scottish mycologist Roy Watling in 1969.[1]
References
- ↑ Watling R. (1969). "New fungi from Michigan". Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh 29 (1): 59–66.
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