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Hebeloma sacchariolens.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Duftender Fälbling, Sweet Poisonpie
Hebeloma sacchariolens Mushroom
Ref No: 7881
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Hebeloma sacchariolens2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7882
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Hebeloma sacchariolens3 Mushroom
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Hebeloma sacchariolens Quél. Duftender Fälbling Sweet Poisonpie. Cap 2–7cm across, convex then flattened, sometimes with an indistinct umbo, ochre buff at the centre paling to buff at the margin, greasy. Stem 40–80 x 5–12mm, whitish apex mealy, silky-fibrous below. Flesh white. Taste bitter, smell sweet and flowery. Gills clay-brown then rusty. Cheilocystidia thin-walled, hyaline, cylindric. Spore print deep rust. Spores almond-shaped, warted, 12–17 x 7–9um. Habitat damp woodland. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility unknown -avoid, as many Hebelomas contain toxins. Found In Europe and north America.

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