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Xeromphalina fulvipes.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Xeromphalina fulvipes Mushroom
Ref No: 9666
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Yellow, Orange
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood, Grows on plant material/manure

Xeromphalina fulvipes (Murr.) Smith Cap 1-2.5cm, convex to flattened; bright yellow-brown to paler at margin; glabrous. Gills adnate, crowded, yellowish. Stem 20-80 x 1-2.5mm reddish brown to black at base; tomentose, hairy at base. Odor pleasant. Taste bitter. Spores long ovoid, smooth, 4.5-6 x 1.5-2µ. Deposit white. Habitat scattered on conifer debris. Uncommon. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season all year except for dry periods. Not edibile.
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