Onygena equina (Willd.) Pers. 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
Photograph
Species Information
Microscopic:
spores 8-9 x 4.5-5.5 microns, broadly elliptic, smooth, light brown, with 1-2 droplets; asci 8-spored, 14-20 x 12-14 microns, nearly spherical, inamyloid; paraphyses not observed; the asci develop within the head of the fruitbody among a hyphal network
Habitat and Range
Habitat
single to cespitose [in tufts], also clustered, on rotting horns of cattle and sheep, as well as remains of hooves, spring to fall