MycoKey : the genus Montagnea

Generic short diagnoses: Coprinoid, secotioid agaric with a tough, woody stipe, a basal volva, and black spores with distinct germ pores. Looks like a rotten Coprinus. Only marginally present in northern Europe.


Species example:


Montagnea arenaria
Photo and © R. Chapmann
USA, Arizona, 7.1988

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