MycoKey : the genus Asterophora

Generic short diagnoses: Small, white-spored agarics or almost lycoperdoid with lots of brown chlamydospores, always on old agaric fruitbodies, mostly Russula; with siderophilous basidia.


Species example:


Asterophora lycoperdoides - DK: brunpudret snyltehat UK: Powdery Piggyback
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-91.037

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