Rhodotarzetta rosea (Rea) Dissing & Sivertsen
pink burn cup
Pyronemataceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
pink burn cup
Pyronemataceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
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Species Information
Summary:
Features include bright pink fruitbodies that are permanently cup-shaped, the margin splitting slightly, the exterior minutely downy, gregarious growth on burned ground, and microscopic characters.
Microscopic:
spores 17-20 x 9-11 microns; broadly elliptic with 2 large oil droplets; asci about 250 x 13 microns; paraphyses cylindric, very slightly enlarged upward but not clavate, about 6 microns thick, "with pinkish granules in their upper parts", (Dennis), spores 16.5-20 x 7.5-10 microns, elliptic, smooth, colorless, with two droplets; excipulum two-layered, (Hansen, L.), spores 17-20 x 9-11 microns, elliptic, smooth, with 2 large oil droplets, (Lincoff), spores 16-20 x 9-11 microns, elliptic, smooth, colorless, with 2 large oil droplets, (Bessette)
Notes:
Rhodotarzetta rosea is widely distributed in North America (Lincoff). There is a collection at Oregon State University from BC according to Larsen(1), and two collections from WA at Oregon State University. It has been recorded in WA by Buck McAdoo (pers. comm.).
EDIBILITY
unknown (Bessette)
Habitat and Range
Habitat
gregarious on burned ground, September to October (Dennis for United Kingdom), growing in masses on burned ground, June to September, (Lincoff), on burned ground, summer to fall (Hansen for Scandinavia), in groups or clusters on burned ground, June to September, (Bessette), found in burned areas (Arora)
Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Pustularia bolarioides amsb. ex Bagchee
Pustularia rosea ea
Tarzetta rosea Rea) Dennis