Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Tephrocybe Rank Species | |
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Similar Tephrocybe, Sphagnurus paluster, Lyophyllaceae, Asterophora parasitica, Ossicaulis | ||
Tephrocybe rancida is a species of fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. It was first described by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1821. T.rancida is commonly called the Rancid Greyling due to its typical coloring and rancid smell and taste.
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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.
Edibility
Unknown, inedible due to rancid smell and taste.
References
Tephrocybe rancida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA