MycoKey : the genus Balsamia

Generic short diagnoses: Scaly to warty, buffish to brown, firm ascomycete truffles with brain-like folded to marbled, whitish gleba, sac-like asci and smooth, hyaline, ellipsoid spores.


Species example:


Balsamia polysperma
Photo and © Jan Vesterholt
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The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description, references and an interactive, synoptical key to genera.

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