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Pluteolus aleuriatus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Klebriger Dachpilz
Pluteolus aleuriatus Mushroom
Ref No: 8754
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Pluteolus aleuriatus2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8756
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Violet or purple, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: Pink
habitat: Grows on wood

Pluteolus aleuriatus (Fr. ex Fr.) Karst Klebriger Dachpilz. Cap 1.5–4cm across, flattened convex, lilaceous-grey, striate, viscid. Stem 25–40 x 2–3mm, white, often swollen at base. Flesh thin, whitish. Gills whitish at first then pink, finally cinnamon. Spore print rust. Spores narrowly elliptic, 9–10.5 x 4–5um. Habitat on rotting sawdust, branches and stumps of deciduous trees. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility unknown -avoid. Found In Europe.

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