Volvariella caesiotincta P.D. Orton
(a rosegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVolvariella caesiotincta (a rosegill)
GenusVolvariella (rosegill toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (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 Volvariella caesiotincta (a rosegill) :
1: Volvariella caesiotincta (a rosegill)
19 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England

On the ground (buried wood?)

Image 1: Cap - disc - close-upImage 2: Cap - side view with volva showing belowImage 3: Cap - side view with volva showing to rightImage 4: Fruitbody - undersideImage 5: GillsImage 6: StipeImage 7: VolvaImage 8: Volva - close-upImage 9: Cheilocystidia from gill edgeImage 10: Cheilocystidia from gill edge (2)Image 11: Cheilocystidia on gill edgeImage 12: Cheilocystidia on gill edge (2)Image 13: Cheilocystidia on gill edge (3)Image 14: Cheilocystidia on gill edge (4)Image 15: Cheilocystidia on gill edge and looseImage 16: Cheilocystidia on gill edge and loose (2)Image 17: Spores

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Halama, M. 2009 Volvariella caesiotincta P. D. Orton, a new species in the mycobiota of Poland Acta Mycologica Vol 44 (1): 43-48 + 1 plate.
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1998 Profiles of Fungi No. 95: Volvariella caesiotincta P.D. Orton Mycologist Vol 12 (3): 132.

Volvariella caesiotincta (a rosegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Volvariella caesiotincta (a rosegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Volvariella caesiotincta (a rosegill)
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