Bolbitius reticulatus (Persoon) Ricken    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Bolbitiaceae   >   Genus Bolbitius   

Status:

Found as individuals or in groups in well-rotted wood.

Description:

Cap: Purplish to grayish-brown; center usually darker; convex; usually striate, sometimes strongly so; viscid; soft, white flesh. Gills: White, becoming rusty-brown in age; close. Stalk: White, often with powdery tufts; equal or tapers up. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 7 records in the project database.

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Bolbitius reticulatus (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2011). Image shows fruiting body with dirt attached to viscid cap. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus (gills and stalk of mature specimen) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2011). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus (emerging fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bolbitius reticulatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)


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