Rickenella fibula
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Species: | R. fibula
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Rickenella fibula (Bull.) Raithelh. (1973)
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Rickenella fibula | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is depressed or infundibuliform | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is unknown |
Rickenella fibula or Omphalina fibula, and commonly known as the orange moss navel[1] is a species of fungus belonging to the genus Rickenella.
The fruit body is orange to yellow and occurs among moss, which is why it is sometimes called moss sentinel.[2] The cap is quite small, with a diameter usually less than 1 centimetre (3⁄8 in).[3] The stipe is relatively long,[2] about 1.5–4.5 cm (5⁄8–1+3⁄4 in).[4] It has little odor or taste, and is regarded as nonpoisonous.[5] The spore print is white.[4]
Similar species
[edit]According to molecular analysis, the species is more closely related to certain polypores and crust fungi than other gilled mushrooms.[2] A similar species is Rickenella swartzii.[2]
It may resemble its relative Loreleia marchantiae as well as Mycena acicula and Entoloma unicolor. The stems of Xeromphalina are darker.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Grand guide encyclopédique des champignons, Jean-Louis Lamaison
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Rickenella fibula at Wikimedia Commons