Chroogomphus

Chroogomphus
Chroogomphus rutilus
Chroogomphus rutilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Gomphidiaceae
Genus: Chroogomphus
(Singer) O.K.Mill. (1964)[1]
Type species
Chroogomphus rutilus
Synonyms

Chroogomphus /kr.əˈɡɒmfəs/ is a genus of mushrooms commonly known as pine-spikes or spike-caps based on their shape and because they are often found growing in association with pine trees. The genus is distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere including North America and Eurasia.

  1. ^ (Singer) O.K. Mill., Mycologia 56: 529 (1964)
  2. ^ "Chroogomphus" (HTML). NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ (Schaeff.) O.K. Mill., Mycologia 56: 543 (1964) [MB#328192]

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