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Porpoloma umbrosum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Porpoloma umbrosum Mushroom
Ref No: 8807
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods

Porpoloma umbrosum (Smith & Wall.) Singer Cap 5-10cm across, convex-flattened; dull gray-brown; dry, smooth, often cracking with age. Gills adnate, crowded, broad; gray bruising reddish. Stem 25-50 x 15-20mm, tapered at base; gray-brown. Flesh pale gray bruising reddish. Taste mealy, cucumber-like. Odor strong, mealy, cucumber-like. Spores ellipsoid, amyloid, 7-9 x 3-4ì. Deposit white. Habitat under conifers. Found widely distributed in North America. Season July-September. Edibility not known -avoid.

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