Cedarwood Waxcap

Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus

Description 4

CAP 1-3 cm, dry, broadly convex to uplifted, at first with conic umbo, white or with tinge of pale tan or yellowish, striate; flesh fragile, whitish. ODOR cedar (arborvitae). TASTE medicinal or almost like cedar. GILLS decurrent, distant, broad, white, interveined. STEM 3-6 x 0.5-0.8 cm, dry, narrowing downward or more or less equal, white, may be twisted or curved. MICROSTRUCTURES spores 7-10 x 4.5-6 microns; IW.

REMARKS cedarlike odor is main distinctive feature: at times so faint as to be almost indistinct, but in these specimens medicinal taste can be used to identify species.

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Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Davide Puddu, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Davide Puddu
  2. (c) Damon Tighe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Damon Tighe
  3. (c) James Bailey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por James Bailey
  4. (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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Color whitish
Tags decurrent
Habitat Forest
Odor cedar
Relationship unknown
Viscid none