Omphalotus illudens (Schwein.) Bresinsky & Besl
(Jack O’lantern)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOmphalotus illudens (Jack O’lantern)
FamilyOMPHALOTACEAE (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 Omphalotus illudens (Jack O’lantern) :
1: Omphalotus illudens (Jack O’lantern)
21 Aug 1994 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On old ?oak stump
Image 1: Underside

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2013 Readers’ Finds (Oct 2013) Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 131.
Kuyper, T.W. Omphalotus Fay. in Annls Sci. nat., Bot.VI, 9: 338. 1889 Bas, C. & Kuyper, T.W. Tricholomataceae R. Heim ex Pouz. (continuation), 8pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 3
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Omphalotus illudens (Jack O’lantern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Omphalotus illudens (Jack O’lantern)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Omphalotus illudens (Jack O’lantern)

Vulnerable

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