Armillaria tabescens (Scop.) Emel
(Ringless Honey Fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArmillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus)
GenusArmillaria (honey fungi)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus) :
1: Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus)
7 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Single cluster of small fruitbodies in dry conditions, under Beech and Oak
Image 1: Fruitbody cluster - oblique viewImage 2: Fruitbody cluster - top view
2: Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus)
27 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak
Image 1: CapsImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ - side viewImage 3: Fruitbodies - in situ - side view - close-upImage 4: Fruitbodies - in situ - top view
3: Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus)
4 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under oak
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surfaceImage 3: Cap surface - close-upImage 4: Cluster of fruitbodiesImage 5: Cluster of fruitbodies - top viewImage 6: Cluster of fruitbodies - undersidesImage 7: FruitbodyImage 8: Fruitbody (2)Image 9: Fruitbody - LSImage 10: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 11: Fruitbody - LS showing gill attachmentImage 12: GillsImage 13: Gills (2)Image 14: Gills (3)Image 15: Gills -close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 1998 Vol 12 Part 2 - Rear cover Mycologist Vol 12 (2): rear cover.

Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Fungus)
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