Typhula umbrina Remsberg
no common name
Typhulaceae

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

Introduction to the Macrofungi

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Distribution of Typhula umbrina
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Species Information

Microscopic:
spores 11.5-15.5 x 4-8 microns, ovate, apiculus slight; basidia 4-spored, 31-39 x 6-8 microns; hyphae of head and stem incrusted; cortex of sclerotium composed of single or double layer of agglutinated hyphae with fairly wide lumen, cuticle 7-12 microns thick reddish brown, medulla composed of free interwoven incrusted hyphae

Habitat and Range

SIMILAR SPECIES
Typhula gyrans is said to occur on Brassica stems in Europe.
Habitat
on roots of Brassica campestris, and leaves and rhizomes of Iris, (Corner), on turnips in BC, on leaves and rhizomes of iris in ON, (Remsberg)

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Craterellus humphreyi Burt