Strobilurus esculentus is a very common, edible mushroom of the genus Strobilurus. It can often be found in the spring on and around fallen spruce cones.
Strobilurus esculentus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Physalacriaceae |
Genus: | Strobilurus |
Species: | S. esculentus
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Binomial name | |
Strobilurus esculentus | |
Synonyms | |
Agaricus esculentus Wulfen (1782) |
Description
editThe cap is convex, brownish grey, and grows 1 to 3 cm in diameter. It can also be off-white or brownish-black. The gills are crowded, white, and somewhat sinuate. The spores are white. The stem is brownish grey with a pale apex.
References
edit- E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
External links
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