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Rozites caperatus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Pholiote aux chèvres, Reifpilz, Roziote ridé, The Gypsy
Rozites caperata Mushroom
Ref No: 9269
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Rozites caperatus2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9270
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem, Bulbous base of stem
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Rozites caperatus (Pers. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Pholiota caperata (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Cortinarius caperatus (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr. Reifpilz Roziote ridé, Pholiote aux chèvres The Gypsy. Cap 5–10cm across, convex then expanded and umbonate, ochre-buff to ochre-brown, covered in silky white cobwebby fibrils, more densely at the centre. Stem 40–70 x 10–15mm, slightly swollen at the base or bulbous, whitish; ring whitish, narrow, spreading. Flesh whitish tinged ochre. Taste and smell mild and pleasant. Gills pale clay. Spore print ochre-brown. Spores elliptic, finely warted, 10–13 x 8–9um. Habitat on damp acid soils, usually in open situations amongst conifers and heather. Season autumn. Rare in Europe, more common in the USA. Edible, in America it is said to be choice. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 01 December 2009

Hungarian name, Ráncos fenyögomba
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