Gymnopus dryophilus (Bull.:Fr.) Murrill |
The cap is whitish to buff brown. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is tawny-brown, darker towards base, without ring. The flesh is white, unchanging; its taste is mild; the odour is pleasant, of sawdust; its texture is fibrous. The gills are white to yellow, adnate, crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in broad-leaved (and sometimes coniferous) woods and also in parks, gardens, on a rather variable soil, under various trees (oak, beech, but not only). The fruiting period takes place from April to March.
Chemical tests : none. Distinctive features : White to pale buff cap, with a darker centre, hygrophanous; thin, bright orange-brown stem, darker towards base; white to cream gills, rather crowded Gymnopus dryophilus is frequent and present everywhere in the forest of Rambouillet, and is very frequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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