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Chroogomphus tomentosus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Chroogomphus tomentosus Mushroom
Ref No: 7417
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location: North America
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Chroogomphus tomentosus(Murr.) Miller Cap 2.5-8cm across; bluntly conical to almost flattened-umbonate; bright ochre-tawny; dry with fibrillose-tomentose surface. Gills decurrent, distant, thick; ochre-yellow when young, then purplish. Stem 40-150 x 5-25mm, tapered to spindle-shaped; colored like cap; thin, hairy veil leaving slight traces on the upper stem. Flesh firm, pale ochre-orange. Odor mild. Taste mild. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 15-25 x 6-8µ. Deposit blackish gray. Habitat in moss under conifers, especially Douglas fir and hemlock. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season August-October. Said to be edible, but I have not eaten it so I can't advise.

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