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Stropharia semiglobata.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Dung Roundhead, Halbkugeliger Träuschling, Strophaire semi-globuleux
Stropharia semiglobata Mushroom
Ref No: 8965
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on plant material/manure

Stropharia semiglobata (Batsch. ex Fr.) Quél. Halbkugeliger Träuschling Strophaire semi-globuleux Dung Roundhead. Cap 1–3cm across, hemispherical, light yellow, viscid. Stem 60–100 x 2–3mm, yellowish, apex paler, viscid below the ring; ring incomplete, often represented by zone of blackish fibrils. Flesh thin, pallid. Gills purplish-brown becoming black-spotted. Spore print dark purplish-brown. Spores elliptic, 15–17 x 9–10um. Habitat on dung. Season spring to late autumn. Common. Not edible -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.

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