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| synonyms: Faden-Samthaubchen, Fool's Conecap |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Deadly |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Conical or nearly so |
| stem type: Ring on stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter, Simple stem |
| spore colour: Light to dark brown |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Conocybe filaris Fr. syn. Pholiotina filaris (Fr.) Singer Faden-Samthaubchen Fool's Conecap. Cap 0.5-2.5cm across, conical to convex- umbonate; yellow-brown; glabrous. Gills sinuate-adnate, crowded, broad; pallid to rust-brown. Stem10-40 x 1-1.5mm, equal; yellow to yellow-orange; a distinct, membranous ring on stem apex. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores smooth, with germ pore at tip, 7.5-13 X 3.5-6.5µ. Deposit cinnamon brown. Habitat in grass or on wood chips. Found throughout most of North America and Europe. Season July-October. Deadly poisonous. Comment This mushroom contains poisons similar to those of the Destroying Angel, Amanita virosa. |
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