Armillaria ectypa, a vulnerable indicator of mires

Ester Ohenoja

Abstract


A boreal-montane basidiomycete, Armillaria ectypa, occurs as occasional in northern Finland, mainly in the aapa mire area. According to the IUCN criteria it has been classified as a vulnerable fungus in Finland. Its ecology is in some way connected e.g. to the carices of wet mesotrophic mires.

Keywords


Armillaria ectypa; Agaricales; Marasmiaceae; Tricholomataceae; ecology; threat

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2006.024

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  • 2353-074X (online)
  • 0001-625X (print; ceased since 2015)
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