Zelleromyces majus (J.W.Cribb) A.H.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Gasteroid agarics
    Zelleromyces majus (J.W.Cribb) A.H.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 9660 with N. Fechner, P.B. Matheny, N.L. Bougher, 03 Mar 2012

  • Location

    Australia. Queensland. Main Range National Park, Cunningham's Gap.

  • Habitat

    Sclerophyll. Eucalyptus, Allocasuarina. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Gasterocarps 5-18 mm broad, globose to subglobose to somewhat flattened, with irregular surface, dry, white with some pale orange stains, finely matted to finely subtomentose. Gleba loculose, orange, moist, with an apparent slight watery exudate (latex?), not changing when exposed. A narrow, sterile percurrent, columella sometimes present and appearing white at first when young then watery translucent with age.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in BRI

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1491152

    Occurrence ID: baaa70f9-bfdb-4cbf-a7f2-28b96c54cc76

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    Queensland

  • Locality

    Main Range National Park, Cunningham's Gap.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 760 - 770 m. (2493 - 2526 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -28.0497, 152.394

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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MACROFUNGI OF AUSTRALIA,
The Queensland Herbarium and The New York Botanical Gj
Zelleromyces majus (J.W. Cribb) A.H. Sm.
Australia. Queensland: Main Range National Park, Cunningham's Gap.
2802'59"S,	152°23’37.3"E;	766	m.	3 March 2012
Vegetation:	Eucalyptus,	Allocasuarina;	gregarious,	on	soil.
leg: R. E. Hailing, no. 9660 (N. Fechner, P.B. Matheny, N.L. Bougher)
det: R.E. Hailing
Gasterocarps 5-18 mm broad, globose to subglobose to somewhat flattened, with irregPSPsurface, dry,
white with some pale orange stains, finely matted to finely subtomentose. Gleba loculose, orange, moist,
with an apparent slight watery exudate (latex?), not changing when exposed. A narrow, sterile
percurrent, columella sometimes present and appearing white at first when young then watery
translucent with age.