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

Hebeloma illicitum Mushroom
Ref No: 7876
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location: North America
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows on wood

Hebeloma illicitum (Pk.) Sacc. Cap 2.5-3.5cm across, broadly convex becoming expanded; hygrophanous, dark chestnut brown when moist, paler when dry, especially on the margin, disc remaining darker; smooth. Gills adnexed, crowded, broad; pale brown. Stem 35-50 x 4mm), firm, hollow; cream or similar color to cap but much paler; lined at the top, white mycelium on the base. Veil white, slight. Flesh firm. Spores subellipsoid, 8.7-10 x 4.7-5.7µ. Deposit rusty clay. Habitat on decaying logs, twigs, branches in woods. Found in northeastern North America, west to Missouri. Not common. Season September-October. Not edible -suspect.

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