Montagnea arenaria

Montagnea arenaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Montagnea
Species:
M. arenaria
Binomial name
Montagnea arenaria
(DC.) Zeller (1943)
Synonyms[1]

Agaricus arenarius DC. (1815)
Montagnites candollei Fr. (1838)
Montagnea candollei (Fr.) Fr. (1854)
Montagnites arenarius (DC.) Morse (1948)

Full mushroom, photographed in Vantage, Washington, showing species variability
Montagnea arenaria
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Stipe has a volva
Edibility is inedible

Montagnea arenaria, commonly known as the gasteroid coprinus,[2] is a species of secotioid fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Commonly found in desert habitats,[3] the species is characterized by a cap that has an apical disc up to 5 centimetres (2 in) wide,[4] radial gills, a hymenophore, and spores with a prominent germ pore.[5] The morphology of this species is widely variable[6] and it is inedible.[7]

Habitat & Distribution

The distribution of Montagnea arenaria is near global although it's full range is not know yet. It has been sampled in dry areas on every continent except for Antarctica. It favors hot, desert and xeric terrain but has been found in temperate in regions in dried pastures.[3][8]

Taxonomy

In 1836 the genus Montagnae was first described by E. M. Fries, named for mycologist C. Montagne who procured the first specimen for genetic sampling.[9] Originally named Agaricus arenarius by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1815, it was transferred to the genus Montagnea by Sanford Myron Zeller in 1943.[10] Despite a high level of geographic isolation and morphological variation in populations[11], individuals of this species are shown to be biologically compatible and genetically similar.[12]

Other Common Names:

While commonly known as the gasteroid coprinus, the fungus is also referred to as the Desert Inkcap despite not being classified as an inkcap or a member of the coprinus genus. In South Africa species in the genus Montagnea are known as Namaqua Black Caps after being unofficially described in Veldgids tot die sampioene van Suid-Afrika.[13]

Edibility

The edibility of Montagnea arenaria is not well documented. However, a few sources claim it to be inedible thus it should be avoided.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Montagnea arenaria (DC.) Zeller 1943". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  2. ↑ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
  3. 1 2 Chen, Chang (2004-04-30). Genetical and molecular systematic study on the genus Montagnea Fr., a desert adapted Gasteromycete (Thesis). Virginia Tech. hdl:10919/10103.
  4. ↑ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  5. ↑ Zeller, S. M. (1943). "North American species of Galeropsis, Gyrophagmium, Longia, and Montagnea". Mycologia. 35 (4): 409–21. doi:10.2307/3754593. JSTOR 3754593.
  6. ↑ Gube, Matthias; Dörfelt, Heinrich (July 2011). "Gasteromycetation in Agaricaceae s. l. (Basidiomycota): Morphological and ecological implementations". Feddes Repertorium. 122 (5–6): 367–390. doi:10.1002/fedr.201000025. ISSN 0014-8962.
  7. ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 490. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  8. ↑ Dörfelt, H.; Gube, M. (August 2007). "Secotioid Agaricales (Basidiomycetes) from Mongolia". Feddes Repertorium. 118 (3–4): 103–112. doi:10.1002/fedr.200711130. ISSN 0014-8962.
  9. ↑ Baseia, Iuri Goulart; Milanez, Adauto Ivo (2002). "Montagnea haussknechtii Rab. (Podaxales) a rare agaricoid fungus: first record from Brazil". Acta Botanica Brasilica. 16 (3): 311–315. doi:10.1590/S0102-33062002000300008. ISSN 0102-3306.
  10. ↑ Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de; Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de; Dezauche, A. G.; Sève, Jacques Eustache de; Sève, Jacques Eustache de; Desray, Jacques (1815). Flore française, ou, Descriptions succinctes de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France : disposées selon une nouvelle méthode d'analyse, et précédées par un exposé des principes élémentaires de la botanique. A Paris: Chez Desray. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.112968.
  11. ↑ Gube, Matthias; Dörfelt, Heinrich (July 2011). "Gasteromycetation in Agaricaceae s. l. (Basidiomycota): Morphological and ecological implementations". Feddes Repertorium. 122 (5–6): 367–390. doi:10.1002/fedr.201000025. ISSN 0014-8962.
  12. ↑ Chen, Chang (2004-04-30). Genetical and molecular systematic study on the genus Montagnea Fr., a desert adapted Gasteromycete (Thesis). Virginia Tech. hdl:10919/10103.
  13. ↑ Reid, Derek A.; Eicker, Albert (1991-06-01). "A taxonomic survey of the genus Montagnea (Gasteromycetes) with special reference to South Africa". South African Journal of Botany. 57 (3): 161–170. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30955-3. ISSN 0254-6299.
  14. ↑ Cirigliano, Jim, ed. (2023). National Audubon Society mushrooms of North America. National Audubon Society field guides (First ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.


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