Armillaria cepistipes Velen. is a fungus in the Physalacriaceae family, order Agaricales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Armillaria cepistipes Velen.

Armillaria cepistipes Velen.

Armillaria cepistipes Velen. is a weakly pathogenic, bioluminescent wood-rotting mushroom found in Central European forests.

Genus
Armillaria
Order
Agaricales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Armillaria cepistipes Velen.

Armillaria cepistipes Velen. is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. This common wood-rotting basidiomycete fungus occurs in most forests across Central Europe. It is a weakly plant pathogenic species, and it typically grows at the base of deciduous trees that have already been stressed by another pathogen. The mycelium of this fungus is bioluminescent.

Photo: (c) Иван Матершев, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Иван Матершев · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Physalacriaceae Armillaria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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