Volvariella caesiotincta P. D. Orton, a new species in the mycobiota of Poland

Marek Halama

Abstract


The article presents the first record of Volvariella caesiotincta P.D. Orton in Poland. Fruit body of the species was found on 22nd July 2002 in an oak-hornbeam/elm-ash municipal wood in the eastern part of Wrocław. The saproxylic Volvariella caesiotincta produced its carpophore on the base of rotten log of Quercus robur. The article brings closer taxonomic profile, ecological requirements and distribution pattern of the species. It also describes macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the discovered specimens and presents the specification of habitat the fungus concerned.

Keywords


Volvariella caesiotincta; macromycetes; urban greenery; Wrocław; SW Poland

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2009.006

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