Pulvinula laeterubra (Rehm) Pfister
no common name
Pyronemataceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
no common name
Pyronemataceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
Photograph
Species Information
Summary:
Pulvinula laeterubra produces minute, pale yellow discs on mossy burnt ground, and is characterized by microscopic characters. The description is derived from Seaver(1).
Microscopic:
spores round, never exceeding 10 microns in diameter and often smaller, smooth, colorless, granular within but not containing conspicuous oil drops, at first partly biseriate or irregularly crowded, finally becoming uniseriate; asci reaching 150-175 x 12-14 microns; paraphyses filiform, 1.5-2 microns wide, slightly thickened in upper part and strongly curved at tip, sparingly branched, filled with colorless granules
Notes:
It is found in BC and AB, (Larsen).
Habitat and Range
Habitat
"on the ground and on burnt ground which has been overrun by mosses"
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Hyphoderma resinosum (H.S. Jacks. & Dearden) K.J. Martin
Peniophora resinosa H.S. Jacks. & Dearden