Hebeloma pusillum    J.E. Lange 

common name(s) : Dwarf Poisonpie 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Strophariaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Cortinariaceae/Hebelomae  

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with  Hebeloma pusillum toxicity of Hebeloma pusillum genus Hebeloma  

The cap is two-toned : ochre-cream at the margin, hazelnut brown at the centre.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is brown. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 2 cm (between 1 and 3 cm)
  height of stem approximately 3.5 cm (between 2 and 5 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 3 mm (between 2 and 4 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Hebeloma pusillum is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Hebeloma pusillum in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Hebeloma pusillum in the forest of Rambouillet



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