Favolaschia calocera
Revue Mycol., Paris 31(2): 154. 1966.
Common Name: none
For descriptions see Singer & Johnston et al.
Gregarious on various dead vascular plant species. In Californa it has been found on Quercus.
Not edible.
Favolaschia calocera is an invasive species, first recorded from Madagascar. It is probably native to Madagascar, southern China, and Thailand. After spreading to New Zealand, Europe, and Hawaii (among other places), it has recently been found in California.
Ainsworth, A.M., Farley, D., Gainey, P., Penna, P. & Suz, L.M. (2015). Invasion of the Orange Ping-Pong Bats: the rapidly changing distribution of Favolaschia calocera. Field Mycology 16(4): 113-120. (PDF)
Heim, R. (1966). Breves diagnoses latinae novitatum genericarum specificarumque nuper descriptarum. Revue de Mycologie (Paris). 31:150-159. (Protologue) (PDF)
Johnston , P.R., Whitton , S.R., Buchanan , P.K., Park , D., Pennycook , S.R., Johnson , J.E. & Moncalvo , J.M. (2006). The basidiomycete genus Favolaschia in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany New Zealand Journal of Botany 44(1): 65-87. (PDF)
Robinson, R. (2013). First record of Favolaschia calocera in Western Australia. Australasian Mycologist 31: 41-43. (PDF)
Singer, R. (1974). A Monograph of Favolaschia. Beih. Nova Hedw. 50: 1-108. (PDF)
Vizzini, A., Zotti, M. & Mello, A. (2009). Alien fungal species distribution: the study case of Favolaschia calocera. Biological Invasions 11(2): 417-429. (PDF)
Zhang, Q.-Y. & Dai, Y.-C. (2021). Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Favolaschia calocera Complex (Mycenaceae) with Descriptions of Four New Species. Forests 12(10). (PDF)
