Flammulaster | |
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Flammulaster erinaceellus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Tubariaceae |
Genus: |
Flammulaster Earle (1909) |
Type species | |
Flammulaster carpophilus (Fr.) Earle (1909) |
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Synonyms | |
Flocculina P.D.Orton (1960) |
Flocculina P.D.Orton (1960)
Flammulaster is a genus of fungi in the Tubariaceae family. It was formerly thought to belong in the family Inocybaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains 20 species.Flammulaster was circumscribed by American mycologist Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909.