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Melanophyllum eyrei.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Blaugrüner Schirnpilz, Greenspored Dapperling
Melanophyllum eyrei Mushroom
Ref No: 8057
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: Olivaceous
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Melanophyllum eyrei (Massee) Sing. syn. Lepiota eyrei (Massee) Lange Blaugrüner Schirnpilz Greenspored Dapperling. Cap 1–3cm across, convex to bell-shaped, granular, cream with ochre-brown centre, veil remnants adhering to margin. Stem 15–25 x 1–2mm, granular, concolorous with cap, often darkening towards the base. Flesh white in cap, cream to brownish in stem. Gills bluish-green. Spore print pale green. Spores oval, 4–5 x 2–2.5um. Cap surface covered with thin-walled globose cells. Habitat amongst Mercurialis and moss in broad-leaved woods usually on alkaline soil. Rare. Season late summer to autumn. Poisonous/Suspect. Found In Europe.

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