Rickenella fibula

Rickenella fibula or Omphalina fibula is a species of fungus belonging to the genus Rickenella. The cap is quite small, with a diameter usually less than 1 centimetre (0.4 in).[1]

Rickenella fibula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Hymenochaetales
Family:
Repetobasidiaceae
Genus:
Rickenella
Species:
R. fibula
Binomial name
Rickenella fibula
(Bull.) Raithelh. (1973)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus fibula Bull. (1784)
  • Omphalina fibula (Fr.) Quél. (1886)
  • Gerronema fibula (Bull. ex Fr.) Sing.
Rickenella fibula
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is depressed or infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible, but unpalatable

References
  1. Grand guide encyclopédique des champignons, Jean-Louis Lamaison


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