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Leucopaxillus tricolor.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Leucopaxillus tricolor Mushroom
Ref No: 9445
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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

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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