Subj: Request for Specimens:
Podaxis pistillaris
From: Tjakko Stijve
Date: 10 March 2001
I have been doing some multi-element analysis of, among others, some secotioid
agarics supplied by Dennis Desjardin. Not surprisingly, their spectrum of metals
supports their relationship to specific genera of gilled fungi. For example, the
mineral composition of Gyrophrangium and those of flavescent agarics of
the Arvenses section do match very well. I found some odd, but interesting
results for Podaxis pistillaris from CA, which I would like to confirm by
analysing collections from elsewhere, particularly from New Mexico or the
neighbouring states.
Tjakko Stijve
Sentier de Clies no 12
CH-1806 St Légier /Switzerland
Phone (+41/21) 921 58 87
- Previous specimen request
- For illustrations and information on these species,
refer to pages 724-30 in the section on Gastroid Agarics in David Arora's
Mushrooms Demystified.
www.mycowest.org/requests/q01-0310.htm
dmw .
2001-03-22 (13p)