 |
|
|
| synonyms: Böhmische Verpel, Cseh kucsmagomba, Rapunzelverpel |
|
|
|
|
| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
|
Verpa bohemica (Krombh.) Schroer. Böhmische Verpel, Cseh Kucsmagomba,
Rapunzelverpel. Cap 1-2.5cm high, thimble- to bell-shaped; dull yellow-brown to sepia; surface deeply wrinkled and convoluted; margin completely free from the stem, cap attached only at top. Stem 50-100 x 10-25mm, slightly clavate; white; smooth to scurfy-granular, often ridged. Flesh white. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Asci each ascus holds only 2 spores. Spores huge, ellipsoid, smooth, 60-80 x 15-18µ. Deposit yellow. Habitat in damp woods along stream banks, pathsides. Found in Europe and throughout most of North America although rare in the East. Season March-early May. Edible with caution. Although widely eaten, it has caused adverse symptoms in some people. |
|
Members' images and comments
|
Click here
to upload and share your photos and comments about this mushroom (JPEG only please).
|
|
|
|
Oleg Bezyazychny (Russian Federation) - 09 November 2011
Voronezh region
|
|
|
Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 09 April 2011
Found and photo by Marjan Kustera,Serbia.
|
|
|
Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 04 April 2011
April 2, 2011
|
|
|
Julie Fay (United States) - 02 June 2009
Looks like the correct category. Found in my front yard in Southern California.
|
|
|
Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 03 December 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
By uploading images and text you hereby warrant that you are the legal owner of this
material and agree, without limitation, to permit Rogers Plants Ltd to publish such
images and text on this Rogers Plants website. Rogers Plants Ltd reserves the right
to remove any member images or text at its sole discretion.
|
