Xerula furfuracea (Pk.) Redhead, Ginns, & Shoemaker syn. Collybia radicata var. furfuracea Pk. Cap 2-12cm across, broadly bell-shaped to flat with a distinct, broad umbo in a central depression; smoky brown to dark buff or honey-colored, occasionally with a few darker streaks; dry and slightly velvety becoming moist and greasy when wet, with a translucent edge; wrinkled or puckered on the disc. smooth elsewhere or lined at the margin. Gills broadly actuate to uncinate, subdistant, 2-3 layers whitish, sometimes with hazel-colored edges. Stem 70-125 x 2-13mm, slightly enlarged toward the base, rooting; pale grayish brown to pale gray or whitish; furfuraceous, often lined, powdery at the top, often hairy where the stem enters the soil; long white rooting section bruises rust. Flesh white, not staining. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores broadly ovoid to ellipsoid, with a prominent apiculus, smooth, nonamyloid, 14-16 x 9.5-11um. Deposit white. Habitat singly or in groups on buried hardwood roots. Common. Found in northeastern North America, south to West Virginia and west to Michigan. Season June-October. Edible. |