Cyptotrama asprata

Cyptotrama asprata (alternatively spelled aspratum), commonly known as the golden-scruffy collybia or spiny woodknight is a saprobic species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. Widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, it is characterized by the bright orange to yellow cap that in young specimens is covered with tufts of fibrils resembling small spikes. This fungus has had a varied taxonomical history, having been placed in fourteen genera before finally settling in Cyptotrama. This species is differentiated from several other similar members of genus Cyptotrama by variations in cap color, and spore size and shape.

Cyptotrama asprata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Cyptotrama
Species:
C. asprata
Binomial name
Cyptotrama asprata
(Berk.) Redhead & Ginns (1980)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus aspratus Berk. (1847)
  • Lepiota asprata (Berk.) Sacc. (1887)
  • Armillaria asprata (Berk.) Petch (1910)
  • Xerula asprata (Berk.) Aberdeen (1962)
  • Xerulina asprata (Berk.) Pegler (1972)
Cyptotrama asprata
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate or decurrent
Stipe has a ring or is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible
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