E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Hypocrea leucopus (P. Karst.) H.L. Chamb.
no common name
Hypocreaceae

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

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Distribution of Hypocrea leucopus
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Species Information

Summary:

Not available

Fruiting body:
clavate [club-shaped], sometimes fused or branched, separated into fertile upper part and sterile stem, the fertile part sometimes slightly confluent with the stem; fertile part pale yellow to golden brown, with bald, sometimes wrinkled surface, slightly bumpy perithecial elevations, the openings of the ostioles visible as small viscid dots slightly darker than the background

Stem:
sterile part white to beige, slightly velvety or not, adjacent stipes often fused, with fissures demarcating individual stems

Microscopic:
part-spores colorless, finely spinulose, dimorphic: a) distal part-spores (2.0)2.5-3.0(4.0) microns in diameter, nearly round to conic, b) proximal part-spores (2)3-4(5) x (1.7)2.0-3.0 (3.5) microns, cuneate [wedge-shaped] to elliptic; asci [8-spored] (62)70-90(114) x (2.7)3.7-4.7(6.7) microns, cylindric, with a slightly thickened apex and a pore

Habitat / Range

single, on ground among litter, typically in mixed forest type

Similar Species

H. leucopus (as Podostroma leucopus) was previously considered to be a synonym of Hypocrea alutacea. Hypocrea leucopus typically occurs on the ground and Hypocrea alutacea on wood. Hypocrea leucopus has a Verticillium-like anamorph and Hypocrea alutacea a Trichoderma-like one, but these are generally not found in nature. Hypocrea alutacea is somewhat browner (golden yellow to a shade of brown versus pale yellow to golden brown for Hypocrea leucopus).

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Hydnum alboviride Morgan
Mycoacia alboviridis (Morgan) L.W. Mill. & J.S. Boyle

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Index Fungorium
Taxonomic reference: Samuels(1)

Additional Range and Status Information Links

NatureServe Explorer
California Fungi (MykoWeb)

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search
MycoKey Pictures
Images from MykoWeb

Glossaries

Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Related Databases

Matchmaker - Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
Keys to Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Fungi--Online Journal

Species References

Samuels(1), Siegel(2)*

References for the fungi

General References

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-13 11:40:00 AM ]

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