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Confusion with another species
[edit]There are two fairly different species of mushroom which have unfortunately been confused under the name Stropharia aurantiaca .
The first is this one (Leratiomyces squamosus var. thraustus in Wikimedia Commons); it has a slender stem and prominent scales below the ring zone. The second is Leratiomyces ceres, which has a thicker stem, often grows on wood chips, and is a recent introduction in Europe.
According to Species Fungorum the correct current name of the first is Psilocybe aurantiaca (Cooke) Noordel. (But surely this is an error as it must be a Leratiomyces?) The name Stropharia aurantiaca (Cooke) Imai was correctly applied to this species.[1] The current name of the second species is Leratiomyces ceres (Cooke & Massee) Spooner & Bridge (2008).[2]
In Funga Nordica the first is subsumed into Leratiomyces squamosus and the second has its own species entry, but with wrong synonymy.[3]
In Eyssartier the first is mentioned under L. squamosus as variety thaustrum and there is a photo of the second. [4]
In Courtecuisse there are nice illustrations of the two on the same page. The first is called Psilocybe thaustra and the second wrongly Stropharia aurantiaca.[5]
Strobilomyces (talk) 17:07, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
- ↑ Psilocybe aurantiaca page. Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved on 2017-07-31.
- ↑ Leratiomyces ceres page. Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved on 2017-07-31.
- ↑ (2018) Funga Nordica Agaricoid, boletoid, clavarioid, cyphelloid and gasteroid genera, Copenhagen: Nordsvamp, pp. 947−948 ISBN: 978-87-983961-3-0.
- ↑ (in french) (2013) Le guide des champignons France et Europe, Belin, p. 814−834 ISBN: 978-2-7011-8289-6.
- ↑ (in french) (2013) Champignons de France et d'Europe, Delachaux et Niestlé, p. 396 ISBN: 978-2-603-02038-8. Also available in English.