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Hygrophorus atramentosus

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Hygrophorus atramentosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus
Species:
H. atramentosus
Binomial name
Hygrophorus atramentosus
(Alb. & Schwein.) H. Haas & R. Haller Aar. ex Bon

Hygrophorus atramentosus, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae native to Europe.

Habitat and morphology

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Grows in summer and autumn in coniferous (mostly spruce), mixed forests with calcareous soils. It differs from other Hygrophorus sp., esp Hygrophorus camarophyllus, in its habitats - the latter grows in pine forests.

The cap is gray, with a metallic shade, 3.5–8 cm in diameter, irregular shape, prominently flat, concave surface. The stipe is 4–6 cm x 8–20 mm. Radially arranged lamellae are white or greyish. Mild smell. Spores 7–8.5 × 4.5-5.5 μm. The mushroom is not edible.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Hygrophorus atramentosus".
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