''Clitocybe cistophila'' is a species of
agaric fungus in the family
Tricholomataceae. Found in Europe, it was
described as new to science in 1985 by mycologists
Marcel Bon
Marcel Bon (17 March 1925 – 11 May 2014)http://fmbds.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CAFAM-2014-CR-complet.pdf was one of France's best known field mycologists. He was born in Picardy in 1925 and came to mycology through general botany, and ph ...
and Marco Contu. The
type locality was in
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
, where the fungus was found fruiting in sandy soil under the
rockrose species ''
Cistus monspeliensis'' and ''
Cistus salvifolius
''Cistus salviifolius'', common names sage-leaved rock-rose, salvia cistus or Gallipoli rose, is a shrub of the family Cistaceae.
Etymology
The genus name ''Cistus'' derives from the Ancient Greek words ''κίσθος'' (''kisthos'') meaning bas ...
'',
suggesting the specific epithet ''cistophila'', "''Cistus''-loving".
References
External links
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cistophila
Fungi described in 1985
Fungi of Europe
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