Tephrocybe rancida

Tephrocybe rancida is a species of fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. It was first described by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1821. It is commonly called the Rancid Greyling due it's rancid smell and taste.

Tephrocybe rancida
Tephrocybe rancida
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T. rancida
Binomial name
Tephrocybe rancida
(Fr.) Donk 1962
Synonyms[1][2]

Agaricus rancidus Fr. 1821
Collybia rancida (Fr.) Quél. 1872
Tephrophana rancida (Fr.) Kühner 1938
Lyophyllum rancidum (Fr.) Singer 1943

Tephrocybe rancida
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Description

Cap 1–4 cm in diameter. Convex to flat, umbonate. Grey to brown-grey starting with a whitish bloom. Shiny when wet. Gills Free, crowded, grey. Stem 4–8 cm long by 3–7 mm in diameter, concolorous with cap. Spores white or cream, ellipsoid, 7–8 × 3–4.5 m.

Distribution and habitat

Found growing from the ground, solitary in deciduous woodland. Early autumn to early winter. Rare. North America and Europe.

References

  1. "Tephrocybe rancida (Fr.) Donk 1962". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. "Tephrocybe rancida (Fr.) Donk 1962". MycoBank. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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