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| synonyms: Clitocybe de l'olivier, Clitocybe olearia, Jack O'lantern, Ölbaumpilz, Omphallotus illudens, Pleurote de l'olivier |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Orange |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Funnel shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood |
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Omphalotus olearius (DC. ex Fr.) Sing. syns. Omphallotus illudens (Schw.) Bigelow, Clitocybe olearia (Fr. ex DC.) Maire Jack O'lantern, Ölbaumpilz, Clitocybe de l'olivier, Pleurote de l'olivier. Cap 5–10cm across, strongly depressed to funnel-shaped, bright orange. Stem 40–140 x 7–28mm, wavy and tapering towards the base, paler than cap. Flesh yellowish, darkening towards the stem base. Taste not distinctive, smell strong and unpleasant. Gills decurrent, golden to orange. Spore print white. Spores subglobose, 5–7´4.5–6.5m. Habitat on the roots or at the base of trunks of certain trees; oak and chestnut in Britain, frequently on olive in Europe. Season autumn. Distribution, Europe. Very rare. Poisonous.
This fungus may be seen to glow in the dark, the phosphorescence coming from the gills when the spores are mature. The photograph on the white background came to me from Tam, many thanks. |
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 16 February 2009
Hungarian name, Világito tölcsérgomba
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
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Adam Rosenberg () - 20 October 2008
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 October 2008
Jack O'lantern
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 October 2008
Jack O'lantern
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 October 2008
Jack O'lantern
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