Rhodocybe gemina
| Rhodocybe gemina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Entolomataceae |
| Genus: | Rhodocybe |
| Species: | R. gemina |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodocybe gemina (Paulet) Kuyper & Noordel. (1987) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hypophyllum geminum Paulet (1793) | |
Rhodocybe gemina is a species of fungus in the Entolomataceae family. It produces fruit bodies that are fleshy, medium-sized, and cream-coloured when young, colouring brownish when mature. A saprotrophic species, it grows generally in grassland and parks, but some are found in woodlands, both broad leaved and occasionally coniferous. The skin of the cap is matte, not slimy or shiny. At first the cap is somewhat umbonate, later becoming irregular and flattened. The gills are adnate to decurrent in attachment and the stem is whitish – often lighter than the gills and relatively short, but always lacking a veil or volva. The spores are flesh coloured to salmon-pink. Microscopically the spores are angular when viewed on end; when viewed from the side they are bumpy. The mushroom has a pleasant mealy scent, spicy and slightly aromatic, but can taste slightly overpowering when raw. It is described as a choice edible in Germany[2] and is regularly sought after, but is rare in the UK and probably worth protecting.
About 20 species of Rhodocybe have been documented in Europe, but R. gemina is the commonest and best known.
References
- ↑ "Rhodocybe gemina (Paulet) Kuyper & Noordel. 1987". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ↑ Gerhart E. (1997). Der Große BLV Pilzfuehre (in German). BLV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 978-3-405-15147-8.
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