Piloderma olivaceum (Parmasto) Hjortstam
no common name
Atheliaceae

Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.

Introduction to the Macrofungi

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Distribution of Piloderma olivaceum
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Species Information

Summary:
Piloderma olivaceum is like Piloderma fallax except that the fruitbody is colored olivaceous to olive-brown. Eriksson et al. are describing Piloderma croceum f. olivaceum (Parmasto) J. Erikss. & Hjortstam for which they give Athelia bicolor f. olivacea Parmasto as a synonym.
Notes:
Piloderma olivaceum has been found in BC and Finland (Eriksson). It has been found in BC and AZ (Ginns).

Habitat and Range

Habitat
the majority of specimens collected in more or less virgin forest

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Clavaria muscicola Pers.
Pistillaria muscicola (Pers.) F.