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Catathelasma ventricosa.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

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  • Catathelasma ventricosa Mushroom
    Ref No: 7402
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    location: North America
    edibility: Edible
    fungus colour: White to cream, Brown, Grey to beige
    normal size: over 15cm
    cap type: Convex to shield shaped
    stem type: Ring on stem
    spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
    habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

    Catathelasma ventricosa (Pk.) Singer Cap 7-20cm across, convex to broadly convex; dingy white to brownish or grayish; dry, smooth, and breaking up into patches with age. Gills decurrent, close to nearly distant, narrow to broad; whitish. Stem 50-150 x 26-60mm, stout but narrowing to a point and deep in soil; whitish to yellowish brown; dry. Veil partial double veil leaving flaring double ring; top layer hairy, bottom layer membranous and persistent. Flesh very thick, hard; white. Taste mildly unpleasant. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, amyloid, 9-12 x 4-5.5ì. Deposit white. Habitat scattered or in groups under conifers, especially spruce. Frequent. Found in northern North America south to Colorado, and in mountainous areas of northern California. Season August-October. Edible-good.

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