Hebeloma crustiliniforme
Key to Gilled Mushrooms KeyThis is a key to gilled mushrooms, that is, mushrooms having a definite cap with a fertile surface consisting of gills. The fruiting body usually also has a stem, although that may be lateral or absent (usually, then, the mushroom is growing from wood). You can use this key to identify mushrooms that you find.
Agaricales OrderFruiting body containing fibers (usually in the stalk)
Brown, Olive, Orange or Tan Spored SuborderGills not free
Spore print tan, orange, deep ochre, yellowish olive, olive brown, rusty or cinnamon brown or deep brown
Ring usually either absent or not membranous
Terrestrial Brown Spored FamilyGrowing on the ground
Hebeloma GenusCap up to 4" across, but usually more like 1"; glabrous; some extremely nondescript shade of greyish brown
Stem fleshy
Gill edges often appear white, minutely fringed
Always mycorrhizal; almost always in forests
Non-veiled Hebeloma Section
Here are the characters that distinguish this species from the others in its group. For its more general characters, see higher up on the page.
If there's just a few words or a microscopic feature here, a more thorough description can be found above.
Diagnosis
- Cap up to 4 1/2" across; tacky when fresh or moist
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Gills usually beaded with water droplets when fresh or moist, brown-spotted when dry
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Odor (gills or crushed flesh) of radishes
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Taste bitter, or just plain awful
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Stalk scurfy at top; sometimes with fine white rhizomorphs at the base
Microscropic Characters
- Spores 9-13 x 5.5-7.5 µm, almond-shaped
