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| synonyms: Grauer Dachpilz, Plutée du saule, Szürke csengettyűgomba, Willow Shield |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| spore colour: Pink |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Pluteus salicinus (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer Grauer Dachpilz Plutée du saule Szürke csengettyűgomba Willow Shield. Cap 2–5cm across, convex then flattened and slightly umbonate, bluish- or greenish-grey darker at the centre, faintly striate when moist. Stem 30–50 x 2–6mm, white, sometimes becoming tinged with cap colour at the base. Flesh white with greyish tinge. Gills white then pink. Pleurocystidia fusiform with slightly thickened walls and an apical crown of hooked processes. Spore print pink. Spores elliptic, 8–9 x 6–7um. Habitat on deciduous wood. Season spring to autumn. Frequent. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe. |
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