Maryland Biodiversity Project - Lichenomphalia umbellifera

Lichenomphalia umbellifera (Linnaeus) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Hygrophoraceae > Genus Lichenomphalia Lichenomphalia umbellifera - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20052

Status:

Found solitary or ingroups; on moss and algae-covered wood or soil; hardwoods or mixed forests.

Description:

Cap: Yellow to brownish, pale and dark alternating shades; convex with sunken center (funnel-shaped in age); strongly ridged center to margin; margin scalloped. Smooth, moist. Gills: Pale yellow, decurrent, distant. Stalk: Reddish-brown to pale yellow/t5an; often tufted mycelium at base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 3 records in the project database.

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<em>Lichenomphalia umbellifera</em> (caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). (Photo ID: 138574 - Psn: 34)

Lichenomphalia umbellifera (caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Lichenomphalia umbellifera</em> (gills and stalks) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). (Photo ID: 138575 - Psn: 36)

Lichenomphalia umbellifera (gills and stalks) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Lichenomphalia umbellifera</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). (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: 351795 - Psn: 50)

Lichenomphalia umbellifera in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of <em>Lichenomphalia umbellifera</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). (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: 351796 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Lichenomphalia umbellifera in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Lichenomphalia umbellifera</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). Oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.7-7.6 x 3.4-4.2 microns. (Photo ID: 138576 - Psn: 225)

Spores collected from a Lichenomphalia umbellifera specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2016). Oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.7-7.6 x 3.4-4.2 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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