Maryland Biodiversity Project - Hard's Stropharia (Stropharia hardii)

Hard's Stropharia Stropharia hardii G.F. Atkinson

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Strophariaceae > Genus Stropharia Hard's Stropharia - Stropharia hardii - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20066

Status:

Found solitary or in small groups on ground under hardwoods.

Description:

Cap: Orange-yellow to brownish-yellow, darker in center; convex to flat with depressed center; appressed radiating scales; remnants of ring may hang from edge; viscid to dry; flesh white. Gills: Off-white becoming gray-brown, eventually purplish-brown; close. Stalk: White to dirty yellow; sticky when young, dry, slightly scaly to nearly smooth in age; persistent white ring; some have slightly bulbous base; white rhizomorphs. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 6 records in the project database.

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Hard's Stropharia (gills, stalk, and cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). (Photo ID: 140194 - Psn: 25)

Hard's Stropharia (gills, stalk, and cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hard's Stropharia in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). Image shows gills, rings, and stalks (note rhizomorphs on lower left fruiting body). (Photo ID: 140195 - Psn: 26)

Hard's Stropharia in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). Image shows gills, rings, and stalks (note rhizomorphs on lower left fruiting body). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hard's Stropharia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). No rights reserved. (Photo ID: 260471 - Psn: 42)

Hard's Stropharia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). No rights reserved. Photo by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hard's Stropharia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). No rights reserved. (Photo ID: 260469 - Psn: 43)

Hard's Stropharia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). No rights reserved. Photo by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hard's Stropharia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). No rights reserved. (Photo ID: 260468 - Psn: 44)

Hard's Stropharia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). No rights reserved. Photo by wearethechampignons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Hard's Stropharia in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 341056 - Psn: 60)

Hard's Stropharia in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Hard's Stropharia in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 341058 - Psn: 100)

Spores of Hard's Stropharia in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Hard's Stropharia specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2010). Ellipsoid, smooth with apical pore; measured 5.4-6.2 x 3.6-4.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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