Mushroom Collections

Mushroom Picture
Termitomyces striatus
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Common Name: Kabuteng mannagadu

Pileus - cone shaped when young then becomes applanate as it matures, 109 mm diameter, surface brown, central part is darker in color with pointed protuberance, edges split apart

Stipe -   central, equal, cylindrical, 61 mm long

Spores - hyaline

Ecology - mutualistic symbiont with termites, colonial 

on termite mound

Edibility - edible

Occurrence - CLSU Main Campus

No location available