Rogers Mushrooms - Lentinellus cochleatus Mushroom


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Lentinellus cochleatus. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Aniseed Cockleshell, Aniszäling, Lentine en colimaçon

Ref No: 9355
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Ref No: 9357
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location: North America, Europe

edibility: Edible

fungus colour: Brown

normal size: Less than 5cm

cap type: Cup shaped

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Flesh granular or brittle

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on wood

Lentinellus cochleatus (Pers. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Lentinus cochleatus (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr. Aniszäling Lentine en colimaçon Aniseed Cockleshell. Cap 2–6cm across, irregularly funnel-shaped, flesh-colour to reddish-brown. Stem 20–50 x 8–15mm, central or lateral, often rooting, reddish-brown darkening towards the base. Flesh pinkish, tough. Taste mild, smell of aniseed. Gills decurrent, pale flesh-coloured. Spore print white. Spores subglobose, amyloid, 4.5–5 x 3.5–4um. Habitat tufted on stumps of deciduous trees. Season late summer to late autumn. Uncommon. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe.


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