Arrhenia rickenii (Hora) Watling
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArrhenia rickenii (a toadstool)
GenusArrhenia (a genus of toadstools)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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 Arrhenia rickenii (a toadstool) :
1: Arrhenia rickenii (a toadstool)
21 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
growing in moss on concrete area
Image 1: Caps - in situ - close-upImage 2: Caps - in situ - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - in situ - side viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 6: Fruitbodies - side view (2)
2: Arrhenia rickenii (a toadstool)
19 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Side view (2)Image 3: Side view (3)Image 4: Side view (4)Image 5: Side view (5)Image 6: Side view (6)Image 7: Top of capImage 8: Top of cap (2)Image 9: Top of cap (3)Image 10: Top of cap (4)Image 11: Top view of capImage 12: Two fruitbodies

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Antonini, D. & M. 2002 Macromiceti nuovi, rari o specifici della regione mediterranea Fungi Non Delineati Pars XXII.

Arrhenia rickenii (a toadstool) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arrhenia rickenii (a toadstool)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arrhenia rickenii (a toadstool)

A common grey "Omphalina" which grows in damp moss on sandy soil and old man-made structures including walls, gravel, concrete etc.

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