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Rhodocybe popinalis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Dünentrichterling
Rhodocybe popinalis Mushroom
Ref No: 9252
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Funnel shaped
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Pink
habitat: Grows on the ground

Rhodocybe popinalis (Fr.) Sing. syn. Clitocybe popinalis (Fr.) Bres. Dünentrichterling. Cap 2–6cm across, flat to centrally depressed, light to dark dirty grey-brown or brown, often cracking. Stem 15–25 x 5–10mm, paler than the cap. Flesh pallid. Taste mealy then bitter, smell strongly mealy. Gills grey. Spore print pink. Spores subglobose, finely warted, 6.5–7 x 6um. Habitat especially on sand dunes. Season late summer. Rare. Edibility unknown –avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.

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