Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii (Pat.) N. Maek.Non-native    Synonyms: Radulodon copelandii.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Pterulaceae   >   Genus Radulomyces   

Status:

Habitat: Bark of dead trees. especially oak. This species is a recent introduction to the Western Hemisphere. It was first identified in Massachusetts in 2011 according to Gary Emberger's "Fungi Growing on Wood" website (Messiah College). (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Description:

Compare Radulomyces paumanokensis.

Fertile surface: Long white / ochraceous spines with acute or rounded tip (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 217 records in the project database.

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Asian Beauty in Howard Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty growing in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/22/2019). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty growing in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/27/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty growing in Howard Co., Maryland (1/6/2020). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty (fresh fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Harford Co., Maryland (1/2/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Harford Co., Maryland (1/2/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/10/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Washington Co., Maryland (10/26/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Carroll Co., Maryland (11/3/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/15/2020). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Carroll Co., Maryland (11/3/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/15/2020). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2015). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Howard Co., Maryland (11/24/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/3/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/26/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty (overall, aging) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/24/2014). Determined by Dr. Emberger. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2016). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/16/2020). (c) craigtheautotroph, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by craigtheautotroph via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Carroll Co., Maryland (1/19/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/22/2019). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Spores of Asian Beauty in Howard Co., Maryland (11/24/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Spores collected from an Asian Beauty specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (11/24/2014). Nearly round, smooth; measured 6.2-7.7 X 5.6-6.2 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Washington Co., Maryland (2/8/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/27/2021). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cin579 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Asian Beauty in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)


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