Paragyrodon

Paragyrodon
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Paxillaceae
Genus: Paragyrodon
(Singer) Singer (1942)
Species:
P. sphaerosporus
Binomial name
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
(Peck) Singer (1942)
Synonyms

Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931)
Gyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1940)
Suillus sphaerosporus (Peck) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964)

Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
Mycological characteristics
Pores on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe has a cortina
Spore print is yellow-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

Paragyrodon is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942.

Description

The caps are 4–12 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4+3⁄4 in) wide and a blotchy combination of yellow to brown. The stem is 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) tall and 1.2–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick; it stains brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species is distributed mostly around the Great Lakes Region, however, the species has also been observed further west in Kansas, Iowa and Colorado. The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.

References

  1. ↑ "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer 1942". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 495. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ↑ Singer R. (1942). "Das System der Agaricales. II". Annales Mycologici (in German). 40: 1–132 (see p. 25).
  4. ↑ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  5. ↑ Kuo, M. "Paragyrodon sphaerosporus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.