Maryland Biodiversity Project - Lentinellus vulpinus

Lentinellus vulpinus (Sowerby) Kuhner & Maire

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Russulales > Family Auriscalpiaceae > Genus Lentinellus Lentinellus vulpinus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13243

Status:

Overlapping clusters on decaying hardwood tress, logs, and stumps.

Description:

Cap: Pale pinkish covered with dense short, white hairs making it appear fuzzy; shell-shaped or convex; margin inrolled initially; flesh dull white with pinkish tinge. Gills: White initially, becoming pink or cinnamon in age; decurrent to attachment point; edges serrate, may appear torn; close. Stalk: Less than 5 cm or lacking; pinkish-brown; stout; tapers down; fuzzy (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 14 records in the project database.

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<em>Lentinellus vulpinus</em> (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (Photo ID: 10733 - Psn: 30)

Lentinellus vulpinus (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Lentinellus vulpinus</em> (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (Photo ID: 10734 - Psn: 40)

Lentinellus vulpinus (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Lentinellus vulpinus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (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: 320519 - Psn: 41)

Lentinellus vulpinus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Lentinellus vulpinus</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (Photo ID: 10735 - Psn: 150)

Spores collected from a Lentinellus vulpinus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Lentinellus vulpinus</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (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: 320521 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Lentinellus vulpinus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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