''Clitocybe paraditopa'' is a
fungus of the genus ''
Clitocybe''. Found in Australia, it was
described in 1919 by naturalists
John Burton Cleland
Sir John Burton Cleland CBE (22 June 1878 – 11 August 1971) was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He was Professor of Pathology at the University of Adelaide and was consulted on high-level po ...
and
Edwin Cheel.
Fruitbodies of the fungus smell strongly of
blossom
In botany, blossoms are the flowers of stone fruit trees (genus ''Prunus'') and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in spring.
Colloquially, flowers of orange are referred to as such as wel ...
s of the
golden wattle
''Acacia pycnantha'', most commonly known as the golden wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae native to southeastern Australia. It grows to a height of and has phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks) instead of true leaves. Sickle-shaped, these ...
(''Acacia pycnantha'') and
sweet wattle (''Acacia suaveolens'').
From the original description of specimens that had been found in
New South Wales and
South Australia, the describers suggested that it was similar in appearance to ''
Clitocybe subditopa'' and thus could be called ''paraditopa'', "comparable to
'C.''''ditopa''".
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paraditopa
Fungi described in 1919
Fungi of Australia
Taxa named by John Burton Cleland
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