Biology:Typhula erythropus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Typhula erythropus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Typhulaceae
Genus: Typhula
Species:
T. erythropus
Binomial name
Typhula erythropus
(Pers.) Fr.

Typhula erythropus is a species of fungus in the family Typhulaceae, first described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon and given its current name by Elias Magnus Fries.

Morphology

Fruiting bodies are 1.5 cm high, and spores have dimensions of 9–10 × 3–4 μm.

Distribution and habitat

It appears in North America, Europe and Asia, most often in Europe.[1] It grows on petioles, stems and twigs of species such as Alnus, Populus, Acer, Fagus and Fraxinus, rarely on grass, Urtica and Pteridium.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10658923 entry