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| location: North America |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Red or redish or pink |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground |
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Laccaria altaica Singer syn. Laccaria striatula of many authors Cap 1-4cm across, convex then soon flattened; flesh-pink, pinkish brown, to reddish; dry. Gills adnate, thick, widely spaced; pinkish. Stem 20-50 x 2-4mm; pinkish brown: fibrillose. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores almost round, 9-12.5(13) x 9-12.5 (13)ì. Deposit white. Basidia both 2- and 4-spored. Habitat riverbanks and wet, marshy areas. Rather common. Found in northern North America. Season July-October. Said to be edible, I would avoid. |
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