Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Galerula lirata (Berk. & Curt.) Murrill
Agaricus liratus Berk. & Curt. Proc. Am. Acad. 4: 116. 1858. Galera lirata Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 865. 1887.
Pileus very small, umbilicate, resembling Prunulus corticalis in form and habit; surface reddish, granulate, sulcate; lamellae adnate, few, broad; stipe short, slender, cartilaginous.
Type locality: Mare Island, California. Habitat: On the bark of oak trees. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso Murrill. 1917. (AGARICALES); AGARICACEAE (pars); AGARICEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 10(3). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY