Onygena corvina Alb. & Schwein. ex Fr.
no common name
Onygenaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
no common name
Onygenaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
Species Information
Microscopic:
spores 6-8 x 2.5-3 microns, cylindric-elliptic, sometimes curved, smooth, light brown, with 1-2 droplets; asci 8-spored, nearly spherical, 10-16 x 10-12 microns, inamyloid; paraphyses not observed; asci develop within the head of the fruitbody on a hyphal meshwork
Habitat and Range
Habitat
single to clustered, on owl pellets or animal hair as well as remnants of sheep wool, according to the literature also on feathers, summer to fall, (Breitenbach), on owl pellets, bird carcasses, hair, and wool, (Trudell)
Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Polyporus cinnamomeus Pers.
Polyporus splendens Peck