Armillaria sinapina

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Armillaria sinapina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Armillaria
Species:
A. sinapina
Binomial name
Armillaria sinapina
Bérubé & Dessur. (1988)

Armillaria sinapina is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae.

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Description

The brownish cap is 2–8 centimetres (3⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide and the white, fibrous stem is up to 10 cm (4 in) long. Both the flesh and spore print are whitish. [1] The mycelium is bioluminescent. [2]

Similar species

Armillaria gallica and A. calvescens grow only on dead wood (usually hardwood) but may require microscopy to distinguish. A. gemina and A. ostoyae are also simiilar. [1]

Habitat

A plant pathogenic fungus, it causes Armillaria root disease, and has been found on a variety of tree hosts in Alaska. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 447. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
  2. ↑ Mihail JD. (2015). "Bioluminescence patterns among North American Armillaria species". Fungal Biology. 119 (6): 528–537. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.02.004. PMID   25986550.
  3. ↑ Klopfenstein NB, Lundquist JE, Hanna JW, Kim MS, McDonald GI (2009). "First Report of Armillaria sinapina, a cause of Armillaria root disease, associated with a variety of forest tree hosts on sites with diverse climates in Alaska" (PDF). Plant Disease. 93 (1): 111. doi: 10.1094/pdis-93-1-0111b . PMID   30764271.


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