The cur ous little“Na l Fungus he curious littlei K “Nail Fi


ungus,” Poron a


oroniai


unusual sighting turned out to be Poronia oedipus, and was found on hor e dung in a north central Arkans s p sture. In North Amer c Poronia sp


that she wanted to share with the readers of FUNGI. Her sual sig ting tu ned out to b Poronia o


er iMcCabe is a member of the Gulf St tes and Arkans ycological Societies and recentlymade amost u that she wanted to share with the readers of F


horse dung in a north central Arkansas pasture. In North Ameriica Poroni


species are kno n only fromthe southernmost USA and ies are known only from the southernmost USA and


Me co Tis f ng s is e tremely rare here; to my knowledge, not a singlle field guide to North American mushrooms even mentions thiis roup of xylar alean a comycete .Tey are found in South America and the Caribbean. While they seem to be somewhat common regionally iin stral


Mexiico.. Tis fungus is extremely rare here; tomy knowledge, not a sing e field g ide to North Americanm hrooms evenmentions th group of xylarialean ascomycetes. Tey are found in South America and the Caribb an.While they s emto be somewhat common regionally Australia, they are considered rare to threatened in Europe. Poroni


Poronia species create troops of small fruitbodies (generally 2–5 mm


, they are considered rare to thre tened in E rope. sp


ies cre te troops of small f it ies (generally 2–5mm


erri McCabe is amember of the Gulf States and Arkansas Mycological S


ieties and recently made a most unusual find I. Her


sual find pu , and w s found on


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