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Conocybe plumbeitincta.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Bleigraues Samthaubchen
Conocybe plumbeitincta Mushroom
Ref No: 7556
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
stem type: Bulbous base of stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter, Simple stem
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Conocybe plumbeitincta (Atk.) Sing. syn. Galera siliginea (Fr. ex Fr.) Quel. s. Rea, Kuhn. Bleigraues Samthaubchen. Cap 1-2cm across, bell-shaped, pale grey-brown, smooth. Stem 40-60 x 2-3mm, pallid becoming darker towards the base, no ring. Flesh concolorous, thin. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills adnate, pale ochraceous-buff. Spore print ochraceous-brown. Spores broadly ellipsoid, 9-16 x 5-9.5ì. Cheilocystidia skittle-shaped, head 3.2-5ì in diameter. Habitat in earth at roadsides, in gardens or fields. Season autumn. Rare. Not edible. Found In Europe and America.

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