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| location: North America |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige |
| normal size: over 15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Bulbous base of stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Leucopaxillus tricolor (Pk.) Kühner Cap 8-30cm across, convex-flattened, margin inrolled at first; pinkish buff to tan. Gills adnate to subdecurrent, crowded, broad; slightly yellowish. Stem 40-100 x 10-25mm, bulbous at base; white with mycelium binding the soil at base. Flesh thick; white. Odor strong, unpleasant. Taste mild to unpleasant. Spores ovoid, with isolated warts, 6-8 x 4-5.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat under mixed hardwoods. Found from the western Great Lakes through eastern North America. Season July-September. Edibility not known -avoid. |
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