Lyophyllum connatum
(A fried chicken mushroom)
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FAMILY |
Tricholomataceae |
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Species |
Lyophyllum connatum |
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Common name |
Fried Chicken Mushroom Group |
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Colour |
Cap buff-coloured |
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Habitat |
Litter or garden mulch |
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Description |
The fruiting bodies of this group of mushrooms form compact clusters so that the bases are fused together and the stems are bent to avoid each other. Caps to about 12 cm diameter, convex expanding with maturity, thick, fleshy, buff-coloured often with darkish spots in a circle up from the margin. Gills free, whitish to buff-coloured, less than 20% of the cap thickness. Spore print white. Stems solid, white, bent tapering from top, at maturity about 2 cm wide near apex and 4-5 cm wide at base and up to 15 cm long. Do not eat. |
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