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Cantharellus cinereus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Merulius cinereus, Pseudocraterellus cinereus
Cantharellus cinereus Mushroom
Ref No: 19909
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location: Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Black or blackish
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Funnel shaped
flesh: Pore material cannot be seperated from flesh of the cap
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Cantharellus cinereus (Pers.; Fr.) Fr. Syns. Pseudocraterellus cinereus (Pers. Fr.) Kalamees, Merulius cinereus Pers.
Cap 20-50mm across grey-blackish slightly funnel shaped, margin wavy, incurved when old, wrinkled. Gills grey, wrinkled decurrent, forking especially near the margin. Stem sometimes flattened, hollow grey lighter than the cap when young. Taste mild, smell light fruity? Spores 9-11 x 6-8 print creamy. Rare. Found on the ground in beech woods. Edible but make sure not to damage any population of this rare fungus. This mushroom was collected and photographed by Dr. Barthó Loránd. in Hungary, I am most grateful for this contribution, I have never found this mushroom myself.

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 05 December 2008

Hungarian name, Szürke rokagomba
Cantharellus cinereus
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