Bolbitius tener    Berk. & Br. 

common name(s) : Milky Conecap 

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

synonyms: Conocybe apala, Conocybe lactea, Bolbitius lacteus, Conocybe albipes 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Galera lactea)  

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Bolbitius tener toxicity of Bolbitius tener genus Bolbitius  

The cap is white to cream yellowish. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky.

The stem is whitish, bulbous, without ring.

The flesh is unchanging; its taste is mild, not distinctive; the odour is not distinctive; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are white then yellowish red to brown, adnate, crowded . The spore print is rusty brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, on a rather rich in humus soil.

The fruiting period takes place from June to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 1.5 cm (between 0.3 and 2.5 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 11 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 1.5 mm (between 1 and 3 mm)

Chemical tests : none.

Distinctive features : white or cream, bell-shaped

Bolbitius tener is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Bolbitius tener in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Bolbitius tener in the forest of Rambouillet



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