Montagnea arenaria is a species of secotioid fungus in the Agaricaceae family. Originally named Agaricus arenarius by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1815, it was transferred to the genus Montagnea by Sanford Myron Zeller in 1943. The species is characterized by a cap that has an apical disc, radial gills, a hymenophore, and spores with a prominent germ pore.
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Desert Inkcap
Montagnea arenaria
- Observations in the area
- 1
- Last sighting
- 12 October 2022
- Category
- Fungi and other organisms
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Where it has been observed
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