Xerula
Encyclopedia
Xerula is a genus
of gilled mushrooms
in the Physalacriaceae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of gilled mushrooms
Agaricales
The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms , or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13000 described species, along with five extinct genera known only from the fossil record...
in the Physalacriaceae
Physalacriaceae
Physalacriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Species in the genus have a widespread distribution, but most are found in the tropics, particularly in South-East Asia and Australasia. Molecular studies suggested that Physalacria, formerly the sole genus in this family, is related to...
family.
Species
- Xerula americana
- Xerula amygdaliformis
- Xerula asprata
- Xerula aureocystidiata
- Xerula australisXerula australisXerula australis is a species of gilled mushrooms in the Physalacriaceae family.-Description:The cap is in diameter, and brownish in color. The cap surface is moist, somewhat sticky, with conspicuous striations at the margin...
- Xerula caussei
- Xerula chiangmaiae
- Xerula fraudulenta
- Xerula furfuracea
- Xerula globospora
- Xerula hispida
- Xerula hongoi
- Xerula hygrophoroides
- Xerula incognita
- Xerula japonica
- Xerula kuehneri
- Xerula limonispora
- Xerula longipes
- Xerula mediterranea
- Xerula megalosporaXerula megalosporaXerula megalospora is a species of gilled mushrooms.Xerula megalospora occur on the ground, solitary or in small groups. They are saprobic and found near the well-decayed stumps of oak or other broad leaf trees. This species can grow up to 13 cm high. The caps, 2-10 cm across, can be a convex or...
- Xerula oreina
- Xerula orientalis
- Xerula pseudoradicata
- Xerula pudens
- Xerula radicataXerula radicataXerula radicata, commonly known as the Deep Root mushroom, is a widespread Agaric readily identified by its deeply rooted stalk . It is synonymous with Oudemansiella radicata.- Description :...
- Xerula raphanipes
- Xerula renati
- Xerula rubrobrunnescens
- Xerula rugosoceps
- Xerula setulosa
- Xerula sinopudens
- Xerula subnigra
- Xerula vinocontusa
- Xerula xeruloides