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| synonyms: Elefántcsont csigagomba, Fichten-Schneckling, Elfenbein-Schneckling, Hygrophore blanc d'ivoire, Ivory Woodwax |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Hygrophorus eburneus (Bull. ex Fr.) Fr. syn. Limacium eburneum (Bull. ex. Fr.) Kummer. Ivory Wax Cap, Hygrophore blanc d'ivoire, Fichten-Schneckling, Elfenbein-Schneckling, Elefántcsont csigagomba, Ivoorzwam. Cap 3–7cm across, convex then becoming flattened, pure white, slimy. Stem 40–70 x 5–10mm, tapering towards the base, covered in mealy granules near the apex when young, white, slimy. Flesh thick at centre of cap, white. Taste and smell faint but pleasant. Gills decurrent, white. Spore print white. Spores broadly ellipsoid, 6–8 x 4–5um. No reaction with KOH on cap. Habitat in leaf litter in woods, especially beech. Season autumn. Rare. Edible – not recommended. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Nikola Milosevic (Yugoslavia) - 04 March 2013
Find and photo taken 25th November 2012
Near Nis city,Serbia
Micological Society of Nis, Serbia
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Dejan Stojanovic (Yugoslavia) - 02 March 2013
Hygrophorus eburneus.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 14 October 2012
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 27 November 2011
Hungarian name, Elefántcsont csigagomba
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 19 January 2011
TPK Gdansk Oliwa dolina Samborowo.Poland
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
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