Spodocybe, Z. M. He & Zhu L. Yang, 2021

Ma, Jing, Zhang, Guo-Li, Zhang, Wen-Hao, Pu, Yun-Ju & Tang, Li-Ping, 2024, A contribution to the knowledge of the genus Spodocybe (Hygrophoraceae, Agaricales) in China, Phytotaxa 652 (1), pp. 47-58 : 56

Key to known species of Spodocybe from China

1. Basidiospores ≤ 6 um in length ..........................................................................................................................................................2

1.* Basidiospores> 6 um in length ..........................................................................................................................................................3

2. Pileus> 4 cm diam, at low elevations <3000 m ................................................................................................................................4

2.* Pileus 2−3.5 cm in diam.; basidiospores 4.5−6 μm in length, Q m 1.73; scattered in dark coniferous forests of Pinus armandii and P. densata at elevations 3100−4100 m in SW China............................................................................................................. S. alpina

3. Pileus 3−5 cm in diam., surface nearly smooth; basidiospores 7−8.5 μm in length, Q m 2.28; gregarious in broad-leaved or mixed forests at elevations 1900−2700 m in SW China................................................................................................................ S. bispora

3.* Pileus 1.5−3 cm in diam, surface with finely felty; basidiospores 6−9 μm in length, Q m 1.9; gregarious in broadleaf-conifer mixed forests, at elevations 115−1700 m in central and SW China........................................................................................... S. umbilicata

4. Pileus 4.5−5 cm in diam., red brown, surface with small scales; basidiospores 3.5−5 μm in length, Q m 1.42; caespitose in evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations 2100−2300 m in SW China.................................................................................... S. microspora

4.* Pileus ≤ 3 cm diam, growing in coniferous forests ............................................................................................................................5

5. Pileus 1.5−3 cm in diam., brown to dark brown; basidiospores 3.3−4.9 μm in length, Q m 1.4; scattered in coniferous forests, at elevations about 430 m in NE China............................................................................................................................... S. tomentosa

5.* Pileus about 2 cm diam., grew brown; basidiospores 5−6 μm in length, Q m 1.73; gregarious or caespitose in coniferous forests, at elevations 1900−2600 m in SW China........................................................................................................................... S. rugosiceps