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Hysterangium

Hysterangium
Hysterangium stoloniferum Rissige Schwanztrüffel.jpg
Hysterangium stoloniferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hysterangiales
Family: Hysterangiaceae
Genus: Hysterangium
Vittad. (1831)
Type species
Hysterangium clathroides
Vittad. (1831)

Hysterangium is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Hysterangiaceae. The genus is widespread, especially in temperate regions, and contains more than 60 species. Hysterangium was circumscribed by Italian mycologist Carlo Vittadini in 1831.

As of June 2015, Index Fungorum lists 64 valid species of Hysterangium:



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