Stropharia lepiotiformisSynonymsAgaricus lepiotiformis Stropharia lepiotoides
BiostatusPresent in region - Origin uncertain
Images (click to enlarge) Caption: 169-Lacrymaria sp. [Stropharia lepiotaeformis Cooke and Massee]: a. spores. |
Article: Cooke, M.C. (1890). New Zealand fungi. Grevillea 19(89): 1-4.
Article: Horak, E. (1971). A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php). Notes: Stropharia lepiotaeformis Cooke and Massee (7 D) Fig. 14 = Lacrymaria sp. (=
Str. lepiotoides C.&M., in herb.)
The type collection (BERGGREN 39) is in fragmentary condition. Careful
examination showed that the black coloured spores are coarsely warted, with a
prominent plage and mucronate germ pore, 10-12 X 6.5-7.5 µ. Some cylindrical or
subfusoid cheilocystidia with inflated apices were also observed (55-65 X 10 µ).
These peculiarities place this agaric in the genus Lacrymaria Patouillard.
Unfortunately two problems remained unresolved. The first is whether this
particular New Zealand form should be regarded as an independent species.
During our collecting trips in New Zealand, we collected on two occasions a
species closely related to L. velutina (S. F. Gray). In both cases the fungus grew
along roadsides. The second unresolved problem is whether the fungus is
introduced or indigenous.
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