Armillaria gallica Marxmüller    Synonyms: Armillaria bulbosa, Armillaria lutea, Armillaria mellea var. bulbosa.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Physalacriaceae   >   Genus Armillaria   

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Usually found solitary on the ground. A. gallica has a remarkable history. A specimen discovered in Crystal Falls, Michigan was found to be more than 1,500 years old and the size, 9,700 Kilograms (a mass greater than a blue whale) made it the "largest organism in the world." These statistics were published by Smith, M.L., J.N. Bruhn & J.B. Anderson (1992). (L. Biechele, pers. comm.)

There are 18 records in the project database.

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Armillaria gallica in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/31/2014). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/23/2020). (c) Cynthia Rudzis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cynroux via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Howard Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) R. DN., some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by R. DN. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Howard Co., Maryland (11/9/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2020). (c) veggins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by veggins via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2020). (c) veggins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by veggins via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/10/2019). (c) pesticide, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by pesticide via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2020). (c) veggins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by veggins via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Howard Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/8/2021). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Armillaria gallica in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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