''Battarrea'' is a

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-producing

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. The genus used to be

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in the

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Tulostomaceae until

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revealed its affinity to the

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. Species of ''Battarrea'' have a

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(

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sac) that rests atop an elongated, hollow stipe with a surface that tends to become torn into fibrous scales. Inside the peridium, the

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consists of spherical, warted spores, and a

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of simple or branched

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l threads that have spiral or angular thickenings. The genus is named after Italian priest and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Battarra.

Species

*'' Battarrea arenicola'' Copel. (1904) *'' Battarrea franciscana'' Copel. (1904) *'' Battarrea guachiparum'' Speg. (1898) *'' Battarrea griffithsii'' Underw., Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 28: 440 (1901) *'' Battarrea laciniata'' Underw. ex V.S.White (1901) *'' Battarrea levispora'' Massee (1901) *'' Battarrea patagonica'' Speg. (1898) *'' Battarrea phalloides'' (Dicks.) Pers. (1801)

References

Agaricaceae Agaricales genera {{agaricaceae-stub

Species

See also

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