Cystodermella cinnabarina    (Alb. & Schwein.:Fr.) Harmaja 

common name(s) : Cinnabar Powdercap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Agaricaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae  

synonyms: Cystoderma terrei, Cystoderma cinnabarinum, Lepiota cinnabarina 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Cystoderma terreii, Cystoderma terreyi)  

edibility : discard

potential confusions with Cystodermella cinnabarina toxicity of Cystodermella cinnabarina genus Cystodermella  

The cap is bright brick red. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky.

The flesh is white, unchanging; its taste is mild; the odour is pleasant, non earthy; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are adnate, crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 10 mm (between 5 and 15 mm)

Distinctive features : bright brick-red cap; stem with veil

Cystodermella cinnabarina is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Cystodermella cinnabarina in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Cystodermella cinnabarina in the forest of Rambouillet



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