MycoKey : the genus Gyromitra

Generic short diagnoses: Large, cup-, saddle- to brain-shaped operculate discomycetes on a ± pronounced stipe; spores cyanophilic and with large, apiculate outgrowths. On soil and wood.


Species example:


Gyromitra fastigiata - DK: toppet stenmorkel
Photo and © Thomas Læssøe
Denmark, 2.6.1996

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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