Callistosporium purpureomarginatum Fatto & Bessette
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/18944
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Description

Cap: Purplish-red when moist to pinkish-tan when dry; bluish/brown-purple marginal band easiest to see when cap is dry; smooth; convex to nearly flat in age, often with center depression; flesh yellowish. Gills: Pinkish-yellow with purple tinge to mostly yellow; edges reddish-purple. Stalk: Reddish-purple usually with yellow at apex, white mycelium at base; hollow (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Habitat: Solitary or small groups on well-decayed oak logs.

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Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Callistosporiaceae
Genus: Callistosporium
Species:
C. purpureomarginatum
Binomial name
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
Fatto & Bessette (1996)
Callistosporium purpureomarginatum
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Callistosporium purpureomarginatum is a species of agaric fungus in the family Callistosporiaceae. Found in the United States, it was officially described in 1996.[1]

Taxonomy

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C. purpureomarginatum was classified by the mycologists Raymond M. Fatto and Alan E. Bessette in 1996.[2]

Description

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Callistosporium purpureomarginatum is a small mushroom with a distinctive purplish red cap which discolours at it ages or dries.

Cap: 1-4cm. Starts convex before flattening with age. Stem: 1.5-4cm in height and 2-5mm in thickness. Gills: Purple brown, discolouring to yellow or olive whilst sometimes retaining purple fringes. Spore print: White. Spores: Smooth, ellipsoid. 4.7 x 2.5-4 μm. Taste: Indistinct or bitter. Smell: Indistinct.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fatto RM, Bessette AE. (1996). "A new species of Callistosporium". Mycotaxon. 60: 125–8.
  2. ^ "Species Fungorum - Callistosporium purpureomarginatum". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  3. ^ "Kuo, M. (2019, September). Callistosporium purpureomarginatum. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site:". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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