Paragyrodon

Paragyrodon
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Paxillaceae
Genus:	Paragyrodon (Singer) Singer (1942)
Type species
Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1942)
Synonyms [1]
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. ^[2] It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5] The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.

See also

• List of North American boletes

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.