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Hypholoma elongatipes.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Hypholoma elongatipes Mushroom
Ref No: 8353
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location: North America
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on the ground

Hypholoma elongatipes Pk. Cap 1-2.5cm across, bell-shaped, conical; honey yellow to olive; margin slightly sulcate. Gills adnate; pallid then gray-brown. Stem 40-100 x 1-2mm, whitish, darker reddish at base. Flesh thin. Taste bitterish. Spores ellipsoid, 9-13 x 5.5-7µ. Deposit purple-brown. Habitat in moss in swamps and marshes. Found widely distributed throughout northern North America. Season August-October. Not edible.
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