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

synonyms: Dickstämmiger Fälbling
Hebeloma truncatum Mushroom
Ref No: 7889
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
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 truncatum (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kummer Dickstämmiger Fälbling. Cap 4–6cm across, convex, dark tan to cocoa-brown, greasy. Stem 50–80 x 5–10mm, white. Flesh white. Taste bitter, smell faintly of radish. Gills white at first, later milky coffee. Cheilocystidia thin-walled, hyaline, clavate with apex about 6m wide. Spore print brown. Spores almond-shaped, virtually smooth, 7–11 x 4.5–5.5um. Habitat grassy coniferous woods. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility unknown -avoid, as many Hebelomas contain toxins.. Found In Europe.

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