Mitrula paludosa (syn. Mitrula phalloides), the swamp beacon (US) or bog beacon, (UK) is a species of fungus. It is inedible.[1]
| Mitrula paludosa | |
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| Mitrula paludosa growing on swamp-leaves in the Middlesex Fells Reservation. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Sclerotiniaceae |
| Genus: | Mitrula |
| Species: | M. paludosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitrula paludosa | |
Habitat
editThese mushrooms are found in swamps and bogs across North America in the cooler climates of south-eastern Canada, New England south to the Mason–Dixon line, and much of the mid-western United States. Also present in Europe from the British Isles to Eastern Europe.
On the West Coast of the United States, the Mitrula elegans looks similar.
Identification
editMany related species of Mitrula look identical without microscopic study. The cap or club is yellow with a white stalk (possibly with some pink coloration). It is around 2–3 mm wide, and up to 4 cm tall.[2]
References
edit- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 519. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ "Wildflowers, wild orchids, fungi, wildlife; nature books, reserves". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
External links
edit- Images of the bog beacon in the UK
- Bog beacon locations in Northern Ireland
- Photographs with many European language translations of the name
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