Maryland Biodiversity Project - Tree Volvariella (Volvariella bombycina)

Tree Volvariella Volvariella bombycina (Schaeffer) Singer

Synonyms: Silky Rosegill.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Pluteaceae > Genus Volvariella Tree Volvariella - Volvariella bombycina - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/12325

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on standing hardwood trees, stumps, and logs.

Description:

Cap: White, convex to nearly plane in age; silky, dry, edge fringed with fine hairs. Gills: White (pink/brownish-pink in age), close. Stalk: White, smooth, base with brown saccate volva (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 14 records in the project database.

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Tree Volvariella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2013). (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: 342436 - Psn: 20)

Tree Volvariella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). (Photo ID: 9957 - Psn: 30)

Tree Volvariella (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). (Photo ID: 9958 - Psn: 35)

Tree Volvariella (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella (gills and volva) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2013). (Photo ID: 9959 - Psn: 50)

Tree Volvariella (gills and volva) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/24/2020). (c) Manoli Strecker, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 239248 - Psn: 65)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/24/2020). (c) Manoli Strecker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Manoli Strecker via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/17/2019). (c) thosmoore, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 298109 - Psn: 76)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/17/2019). (c) thosmoore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by thosmoore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Tree Volvariella specimen found in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Elliptical, smooth; measured 7.0-8.2 X 4.9-5.8 microns. (Photo ID: 9960 - Psn: 150)

Spores collected from a Tree Volvariella specimen found in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2011). Elliptical, smooth; measured 7.0-8.2 X 4.9-5.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) amytsnyder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 217461 - Psn: 200)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) amytsnyder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by amytsnyder via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 239779 - Psn: 200)

Tree Volvariella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by peroed via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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