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Rhizopogon parksii.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Rhizopogon parksii Mushroom
Ref No: 9250
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Black or blackish, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged
spore colour: Olivaceous
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows underground

Rhizopogon parksii Smith Fruit body 1-3cm across, roundish, slightly flattened; pallid to brownish or pinkish, staining dingy purple or bluish black on the surface when bruised or with age; minutely hairy. Spore mass olive. Spores subellipsoid, 5.5-6.5 x 2.3-3µ. Habitat under Sitka spruce and Douglas fir. Very common and abundant in the Sitka spruce zone. Found along the West Coast. Season August-October. Not edible.

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