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OMPHALINA ERICETORUM

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location: North America, Europe edibility: Inedible fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige normal size: Less than 5cm cap type: Funnel shaped stem type: Simple stem spore colour: White, cream or yellowish habitat: Grows on plant material/manure Omphalina ericetorum I-2.5cm across, convex then soon flattened to funnel-shaped; from pale buff to deep brown or vinaceous; glabrous, strongly striate. Gills decurrent, widely spaced; pale yellowish. Habitat attached to the lichen Botrydina vulgaris, which is the vegetative stage, the mushroom being the reproductive stage, the joint organism forming a basidio-lichen. Found widely distributed throughout northern North America across to the Pacific Northwest and up into the Arctic Circle. Season all year. Edibility not known -avoid.

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  • very nice!

    said photo of tausif_farooqi tausif_farooqi 1 months 15 days ago

  • That is a nice looking thing too. Thank you Sandy. Wayne

    said photo of RubyRedone RubyRedone 10 months 5 days ago

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