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Gymnopilus hybridus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Orangeroter Tannenflammling
Gymnopilus hybridus Mushroom
Ref No: 7837
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Yellow, Orange
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows on wood

Gymnopilus hybridus (Fr. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Flammula hybrida (Fr. ex Fr.) Gillet. Orangeroter Tannenflammling. Cap 2–8cm across, convex then expanded, pale ochraceous at first then bright rusty-orange but remaining pale at the inrolled margin. Stem 25–50 x 4–8mm, ochraceous at first with a white cortinate zone, later becoming rusty towards the base which is covered in white down. Flesh ochraceous in cap becoming more rusty in stem or hollow. Taste bitter, smell scented. Gills ochre yellow. Cheilocystidia skittle-shaped. Spore print rust. Spores almond-shaped, warted, 7–9 x 3.5–4.5um. Habitat on conifer stumps and debris. Season late summer. Frequent. Edibility Suspect -avoid. Some species of Gymnopilus can be deadly poisonous Distribution, America and Europe.

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