''Pholiota adiposa'' is a species of
fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
in the family
Strophariaceae commonly known as the chestnut mushroom. It was originally
described by German naturalist
August Batsch
August Johann Georg Karl Batsch (28 October 1761 – 29 September 1802) was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants.
Life and career
Batsch was born ...
in 1786 as a species of ''
Agaricus''.
transferred it to the genus ''
Pholiota'' in 1871.
It is found in Europe, where it grows both
saprophytically and as a weak
parasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
on living and dead stems of
European beech trees.
See also
*
List of ''Pholiota'' species
References
External links
*
Strophariaceae
Fungi of Europe
Fungi described in 1786
Taxa named by August Batsch
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