Lentinellus cochleatus
Lentinellus cochleatus, commonly known as the aniseed cockleshell, is a wood-inhabiting fungus. It has a mild aniseed odor and flavor.[1] Like all species in its genus, it is inedible due to its bitterness.[2]
Lentinellus cochleatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Auriscalpiaceae |
Genus: | Lentinellus |
Species: | L. cochleatus |
Binomial name | |
Lentinellus cochleatus (Persoon) P. Karsten | |
Lentinellus cochleatus![]() | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is infundibuliform |
![]() | Hymenium is decurrent |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is inedible |
References
- Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links
- Medicinal Mushrooms description and medicinal properties
- Roger's Mushrooms description
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