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Lentinellus omphalodes Mushroom
Ref No: 9358
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Lentinellus omphalodes2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9359
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Grows on wood

Lentinellus omphalodes (Fr.) Karsten syn. Lentinellus bisus Quél. Cap 1.5-5cm across, convex to nearly flat or depressed to umbilicate; beige with a fleshy or brownish tone, darkening to brown; smooth, moist. Gills adnate, nearly distant, broad, distinctly saw-edged; whitish then creamy pinkish brown. Stem 4-35 x 1-3mm, central or eccentric; beige-brown to reddish brown; dry, usually with longitudinal furrows. Flesh pallid. Odor sharp. Taste peppery. Spores ellipsoid, short, with amyloid spines, 4.5-6.5 x 3.5-5µ. Deposit buff. Habitat singly or in small groups on the ground or on buried wood or on coniferous or deciduous wood debris. Quite common. Found in Europe and widely distributed in North America. Season August-November. Edibility not known.

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