Maryland Biodiversity Project - Xeromphalina kauffmanii

Xeromphalina kauffmanii A. H. Smith

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Mycenaceae > Genus Xeromphalina Xeromphalina kauffmanii - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/10377

Status:

Found in dense clusters on hardwood logs and stumps. Lance Biechele notes that he has not found this species on Delmarva.

Description:

Cap: Pale yellow to rusty (fading in age); convex to broadly convex with pronounced disc; margin grooved. Gills: Pale yellow, decurrent. Stalk: Yellowish above, darker below. Dozens to hundreds in any group. Note that X. campanella occurs on conifers. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Relationships:

Associated with hardwoods versus conifers.

Records:

There are 66 records in the project database.

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<em>Xeromphalina kaufmanii</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Only grows on hardwood, while <em>X. campanella</em> grows only on conifer wood (L. Biechele). (Photo ID: 6038 - Psn: 40)

Xeromphalina kaufmanii in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Only grows on hardwood, while X. campanella grows only on conifer wood (L. Biechele). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

<em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (6/7/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 113790 - Psn: 45)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Howard Co., Maryland (6/7/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

<em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). (Photo ID: 15495 - Psn: 50)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 342452 - Psn: 50)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2014). (Photo ID: 15494 - Psn: 60)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A <em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/14/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 128076 - Psn: 76)

A Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/14/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of <em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 342453 - Psn: 100)

Spores of Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). (Photo ID: 176386 - Psn: 152)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

<em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). (Photo ID: 176387 - Psn: 155)

Xeromphalina kauffmanii in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Xeromphalina kauffmanii</em> specimen in Howard, Maryland (7/16/2014). (Photo ID: 15496 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Xeromphalina kauffmanii specimen in Howard, Maryland (7/16/2014). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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