Deconica horizontalis

Deconica horizontalis
Deconica horizontalis
Deconica horizontalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Deconica
Species:
D. horizontalis
Binomial name
Deconica horizontalis
(Bull.) Noordel. (2009)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus horizontalis Bull. (1788)

Deconica horizontalis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Strophariaceae.

Description

The fruit bodies are kidney-shaped when viewed from above. The short stipe is usually off-center. Cap, stipe, and lamellae are brownish in color. In Europe, it typically grows in autumn and winter on hardwood, rarely on conifer wood, and sometimes even on coconut mats, paper, cardboard, etc. A fungus found on old textiles named Melanotus textilis can be considered its synonym.

References

  1. ↑ "Notes mycologiques luxembourgeoises. VI".
  2. ↑ Noordeloos, Machiel E. (2011). Strophariaceae s.l. Italia: Candusso. ISBN 978-88-905310-0-2. OCLC 748566315.