Callistosporium purpureomarginatum

Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Callistosporiaceae
Genus:	Callistosporium
Species:	C. purpureomarginatum
Binomial name
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum Fatto & Bessette (1996)

Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

Callistosporium purpureomarginatum is a species of agaric fungus in the family Callistosporiaceae. Found in the United States, it was officially described in 1996. ^[1]

Taxonomy

C. purpureomarginatum was classified by the mycologists Raymond M. Fatto and Alan E. Bessette in 1996. ^[2]

Description

Callistosporium purpureomarginatum is a small mushroom with a distinctive purplish red cap which discolours at it ages or dries.

Cap: 1-4cm. Starts convex before flattening with age. Stem: 1.5-4cm in height and 2-5mm in thickness. Gills: Purple brown, discolouring to yellow or olive whilst sometimes retaining purple fringes. Spore print: White. Spores: Smooth, ellipsoid. 4.7 x 2.5-4 μm. Taste: Indistinct or bitter. Smell: Indistinct. ^[3]

References

1. Fatto RM, Bessette AE. (1996). "A new species of Callistosporium". Mycotaxon. 60: 125–8.
2. "Species Fungorum - Callistosporium purpureomarginatum". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
3. "Kuo, M. (2019, September). Callistosporium purpureomarginatum. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.

External links

• Callistosporium purpureomarginatum in Index Fungorum