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Hebeloma crustuliniforme.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Hébélome échaudé, Poison Pie, Tränender Rettichfälbling
Hebeloma crustuliniforme Mushroom
Ref No: 7872
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Hebeloma crustuliniforme2 Mushroom
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Hebeloma crustuliniforme3 Mushroom
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Hebeloma crustuliniforme (Bull. ex St. Amans) Quél Poison Pie Tränender Rettichfälbling Hébélome échaudé Cap 3-11 cm across, convex then expanded and often obtusely umbonate, the margin remaining inrolled for a long time and often lobed; buff to pale ochre-tan, darker at the center; slightly greasy to sticky when moist. Gills adnate or notched, crowded; pale clay-brown exuding watery droplets in moist conditions, spotted when dry. Stem 40-130 x 5-20mm, solid with an enlarged base; whitish or tinged with cap color; top powdery or finely flaky, center finely hairy, base with white mycelium. Veil not showing when cap is extended. Flesh thick; white. Odor strongly of radish. Taste bitter. Spores almond-shaped, smooth or finely warted, 9-13 x 5.5-7.5µ. Deposit rust-brown. Cheilocystidia club-shaped, thin-walled, hyaline. Habitat singly or in groups on the ground on wood edges, on lawns, or under trees. Common. Found widely distributed in North America. Season September-November (through May in California). Poisonous.

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