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pendulous sedge club
Pterulicium caricis-pendulae
Pterulicium caricis-pendulae is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Pterulaceae. It has the common name pendulous sedge club.
From the article Pterulicium caricis-pendulae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Pterulicium caricis-pendulae is a small whitish coral fungus with a delicate branching structure. Fruit body: 0.5-2mm thin, hairlike coral that is sparsely branched with smooth and shiny pointed tips. Stem: Absent. Flesh: White. Tough and rubbery. Spore print: White. Spores: Elongated ellipsoid and smooth. 5.5-7.5 x 3-4μm. Basidia: 4-spored. Taste: Indistinct. Smell: Indistinct.
Range & habitat
This species is not commonly recorded in the United Kingdom and is on the Red List as a near threatened species. It has been found in woodland and marshes growing on decaying debris from the Carex pendula sedge as well as Juncus rushes and Symphytum. It grows solitary or in small trooping groups. As of October 2022, GBIF has fewer than 20 recorded observations for this species with most being from Europe.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
In human culture
The specific epithet caricis-pendulae derives from the Latin 'caricinus' meaning like sedge (Carex) and 'pendulus' meaning hanging.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1239231.