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Lyophyllum palustre.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Lyophyllum paustre Mushroom
Ref No: 9481
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fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter, Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on the ground

Lyophyllum palustre (Pk.) Singer syn. Collybia palustris (Pk.) Smith Cap 1-2cm across, bell-shaped flattening when expanded, usually with an umbo; grayish brown becoming paler when dry; striate almost to the paler center. Gills adnate or with a small decurrent tooth; pale buff. Stem 20-30 x 2-3mm, long, thin; pallid; fragile. Flesh pale buff. Odor mealy. Spores ovoid, 5.5-8.5 x 4-5ì. Deposit white. Habitat often in groups on sphagnum bogs. Found in northeastern North America. Season July-September. Edibility not known.

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