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honey mushrooms
Armillaria
Armillaria, or honey fungus, is a genus of parasitic fungi that live on trees and woody shrubs. It includes about 10 species formerly lumped together as A. mellea. Armillarias are long lived and form some of the largest living organisms in the world. The largest organism (of the species Armillaria solidipes) covers more than 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) in Oregon's Malheur National Forest and is more than 2,400 years old. Some species of Armillaria display bioluminescence, resulting...
42 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Honey Mushroom
speciesArmillaria mellea
Honey Mushroom
speciesArmillaria ostoyae
Bulbous Honey Fungus
speciesArmillaria gallica
northern honey fungus
speciesArmillaria borealis
Armillaria sinapina
speciesArmillaria sinapina
Austral Honey Mushroom
speciesArmillaria novae-zelandiae
Australian honey fungus
speciesArmillaria luteobubalina
Armillaria nabsnona
speciesArmillaria nabsnona
mullet honey fungus
speciesArmillaria cepistipes
Armillaria solidipes
speciesArmillaria solidipes
Armillaria limonea
speciesArmillaria limonea
Armillaria puiggarii
speciesArmillaria puiggarii
Armillaria hinnulea
speciesArmillaria hinnulea
Armillaria fumosa
speciesArmillaria fumosa
Armillaria mexicana
speciesArmillaria mexicana
Armillaria gemina
speciesArmillaria gemina
Armillaria paulensis
speciesArmillaria paulensis
Armillaria calvescens
speciesArmillaria calvescens
Armillaria pallidula
speciesArmillaria pallidula
Armillaria fuscipes
speciesArmillaria fuscipes
Armillaria affinis
speciesArmillaria affinis
Armillaria altimontana
speciesArmillaria altimontana
Armillaria aotearoa
speciesArmillaria aotearoa
Armillaria sp. 'mellea-PNW01'
speciesArmillaria sp. 'mellea-PNW01'
Armillaria obscura
speciesArmillaria obscura
Cyptotrama depauperata
speciesCyptotrama depauperata
Armillaria sp. 'MD24'
speciesArmillaria sp. 'MD24'
Armillaria sp. 'mellea-IN01'
speciesArmillaria sp. 'mellea-IN01'
Armillaria sp. 'mellea-IN02'
speciesArmillaria sp. 'mellea-IN02'
Armillaria heimii
speciesArmillaria heimii
Armillaria nardosmia
speciesArmillaria nardosmia
Armillaria sparrei
speciesArmillaria sparrei
Armillaria sp. 'mellea-OH01'
speciesArmillaria sp. 'mellea-OH01'
Armillaria procera
speciesArmillaria procera
Armillaria rhagadiosa
speciesArmillaria rhagadiosa
Armillaria appendiculata
speciesArmillaria appendiculata
Armillaria tigrensis
speciesArmillaria tigrensis
Armillaria desertorum
speciesArmillaria desertorum
Armillaria umbrinobrunnea
speciesArmillaria umbrinobrunnea
Armillaria jezoensis
speciesArmillaria jezoensis
Armillaria singula
speciesArmillaria singula
Armillaria korhonenii
speciesArmillaria korhonenii
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 old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.139
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.176
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.186
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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 55930.