Rogers Mushrooms - Clitopilus hobsonii Mushroom


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Clitopilus hobsonii. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Clitopilus pleurotelloides

Ref No: 21815
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Ref No: 21816
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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: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

spore colour: Pink

habitat: Grows on wood

Clitopilus hobsonii (Bk. & Br.) Orton syn Clitopilus pleurotelloides (kuehn.) Joss. Cap small .2-1.5 cm, white, it can be lobed. The stem is very short (2mm) or absent. Gills white at first broadly spaced. Spores print pink, spores 6.5-9.5 x 4-4.5 with longitudinal grooves. Europe, found on rotting twigs or branches. Many thanks to Miroslaw Wantoch-Rekowski for the photographs.

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