Cantharellula umbonata

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Cantharellula umbonata
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Cantharellula
Species:
C. umbonata
Binomial name
Cantharellula umbonata
(J.F.Gmel.) Singer (1936)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cantharellus umbonatus(J.F. Gmel.) Pers.
  • Hygrophoropsis umbonata(J.F. Gmel.) Kühner & Romagn.
  • Merulius umbonatusJ.F.Gmel. (1792)

Cantharellula umbonata, the humpback, [1] is a species of fungus in the genus Cantharellula .

The gray cap is slightly convex and 2–5 centimetres (3⁄4–2 in) wide. The gills are decurrent and mostly forked. The stem is up to 8 cm (3+1⁄4 in) wide. The flesh is whitish and may stain reddish. The smell and taste are often mild. The spore print is white. [2] Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca has forked (but orange) gills. [2]

It is common in eastern North America, particularly in summer and autumn. [3] [4] It is associated with Polytrichum and other mosses found in the southeastern United States. [4] It commonly grows in boggy areas and under conifers. [2] It is edible, and best when young. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dahlberg, A. (2022) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Cantharellula umbonata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T122090350A223016941. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122090350A223016941.en . Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 389. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 65. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.
  4. 1 2 3 Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. FalconGuides. Globe Pequot Press. p. 332. ISBN   978-0-7627-3109-1.


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