Paragyrodon
Genus of fungi
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Paragyrodon is a genus of fungi in the family Paxillaceae.[2] It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Paragyrodon sphaerosporus. Paragyrodon was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1942.[3]
| Paragyrodon | |
|---|---|
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| Paragyrodon sphaerosporus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Paxillaceae |
| Genus: | Paragyrodon (Singer) Singer (1942) |
| Species: | P. sphaerosporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragyrodon sphaerosporus (Peck) Singer (1942) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ixocomus sphaerosporus (Peck) E.-J.Gilbert (1931) | |
| Paragyrodon sphaerosporus | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is infundibuliform |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is yellow-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Description
The caps are 4–12 centimetres (1+1⁄2–4+3⁄4 in) wide and a blotchy combination of yellow to brown. The stem is 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) tall and 1.2–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick; it stains brown.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The species is distributed mostly around the Great Lakes Region, however, the species has also been observed further west in Kansas, Iowa and Colorado.[5] The species has been associated with the white oak and the gambel oak in Colorado.
