Ripartitella brasiliensis
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| Ripartitella brasiliensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Ripartitella |
| Species: | R. brasiliensis |
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| Ripartitella brasiliensis | |
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Ripartitella brasiliensis, commonly known as the carnival cap,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was originally described as new to science by Carlos Luigi Spegazzini in 1889.[3]
The cap is 1–4 centimetres (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) wide, with a white surface largely obscured by scales. The stem is 2–7 cm (3⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) long and 2–6 millimetres (1⁄8–1⁄4 in) thick. The flesh is whitish and the spore print is white.[2]
The fungus is found in North America (near the Gulf Coast from May–November),[2] Central and South America, Africa, and the Bonin Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. It fruits in clusters on the decaying wood of hardwood trees, especially oak.[4]
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