Faerberia

Faerberia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Faerberia

Pouzar (1981)
Type species
Faerberia carbonaria
(Alb. & Schwein.) Pouzar (1981)
Synonyms[1]
  • Merulius carbonarius Alb. & Schwein. (1805)
  • Cantharellus umbonatus var. carbonarius (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. (1821)
  • Merulius umbonatus var. carbonarius (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. (1821)
  • Merulius umbonatus subsp. carbonarius (Alb. & Schwein.) Pers. (1825)
  • Cantharellus carbonarius (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. (1874)
  • Geopetalum carbonarium (Alb. & Schwein.) Pat. (1887)
  • Lentinus carbonarius (Alb. & Schwein.) Kühner (1980)
Faerberia
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is umbilicate
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible

Faerberia is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Faerberia carbonaria, which is commonly known as the firesite funnel due to its habitat of burned soil.[2][3]

Taxonomy

This species was originally described in 1805 as Merulius carbonarius by botanists Johannes Baptista von Albertini and Lewis David de Schweinitz.[1] Faerberia was circumscribed in 1981 by Czech mycologist Zdeněk Pouzar.[4]

Description

Faerberia carbonaria is a small funnel mushroom with tough grey-white flesh. Although it belongs to the family Polyporaceae it does have gills. As a somewhat rare, monotypic, gilled polypore with a habitat of burned soil it is therefore quite an unusual species.

Cap: 0.5–2 cm. Funnel shaped and umbilicate, smooth or lightly fibrous texture. The cap margin is usually scalloped and inrolled. Stem: 1.5–7 cm. Often curved, irregular and fused together above the swollen base which sometimes displays white rhizoids. Gills: Grey, becoming paler towards the stipe. Thick, decurrent and usually with significant forking. Spore print: White. Spores: Ellipsoid, smooth, non-amyloid. 8–9.5 x 4.5–5.5 μm. Taste: Indefinite and mild. Smell: Faint and indefinite.[5]

Habitat and distribution

F. carbonaria grows on burned soil with woodland fire sites being its most common habitat. It may grow in small trooping groups or be found individually but it is an uncommon find appearing through summer and autumn.[citation needed]

Edibility

Whilst it is an edible mushroom, it is regarded as a poor choice due to its tough texture, mild taste and general rarity.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Species Synonymy: Faerberia carbonaria (Alb. & Schwein.) Pouzar [as 'carboniaria']". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  2. ^ Hrouda, Petr (2001-06-10). "Pleurotoid fungi of the family Polyporaceae in the Czech Republic and Slovakia". Czech Mycology. 53 (1): 29–87. doi:10.33585/cmy.53102.
  3. ^ Phillips, Roger (2014-02-18). "Rogers Mushrooms - Faerberia carbonaria Mushroom - Archive of original page". RogersMushrooms. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  4. ^ Pouzar Z. (1981). "Faerberia, a genus of cantharelloid fungi". Ceská Mykologie. 35 (3): 185–5.
  5. ^ Buczacki, Stefan (2012). Collins fungi guide. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-724290-0. OCLC 793683235.
  6. ^ "Shroomers - Firesite funnel - Faerberia carbonaria". www.shroomers.app. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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