Cyptotrama asprata
| Cyptotrama asprata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Cyptotrama |
| Species: | C. asprata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyptotrama asprata (Berk.) Redhead & Ginns (1980)
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| Synonyms | |
| Cyptotrama asprata | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnate or decurrent | |
| Stipe has a ring or is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
Cyptotrama asprata (alternatively spelled aspratum), commonly known as the golden-scruffy collybia or spiny woodknight is a saprobic species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. This fungus has had a varied taxonomical history, having been placed in fourteen genera before finally settling in Cyptotrama.
It is characterized by the bright orange to yellow cap that in young specimens is covered with tufts of fibrils resembling small spikes. This species is differentiated from several other similar members of genus by variations in cap color, and spore size and shape. It is widely distributed in tropical regions of the world.