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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Galerina sp. 1. Galerina sp. 1

Synonyms

Agaricus vervacti
Agrocybe vervacti
Naucoria vervacti

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous

Article: Watling, R.; Taylor, G.M. (1987). Observations on the Bolbitiaceae: 27. Preliminary account of the Bolbitiaceae of New Zealand. Bibliotheca Mycologica 117: 61 p. + 17 pl.
Notes: As Agaricus vervacti xii 1885 Colenso b 71. We agree with Horak (1971b) in that this collection of A. vervacti belongs to Galerina.

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: Agrocybe vervacti (Fries) (6) = Galerina sp.
All characters observed in the collection (COLENSO b 71) clearly indicate that this fungus must be placed in Galerina, it being one of the most common species of this genus in New Zealand.