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Leptoglossum retirugum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Milchweisser Becherling
Leptoglossum retirugum Mushroom
Ref No: 9424
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Grows on plant material/manure

Leptoglossum retirugum syn. Dictyolus retirugus (Bull.) Quél.Milchweisser Becherling. Cap 0.5–1.5cm across, cup-shaped then expanded with a lobed margin, whitish-pallid, sessile. Inner fertile surface whitish grey with folds or wrinkles radiating from the centre, often interconnected. Spore print white. Spores elliptic, 7–8 x 5–6µ. Hyphae lacking clamp-connections. Habitat usually on moss, very occasionally on dead grass or twigs. Season winter to spring. Uncommon. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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