Armillaria borealis Marxm. & Korhonen |
common name(s) : Northern Agaric
edibility : discard
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The cap is ochre-brown pale yellowish ochre. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is rather club-shaped than bulbous, with a membranous ring. The flesh is unchanging; its texture is fibrous. The gills are decurrent, crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic, sometimes parasitic. It grows on wood, sometimes still alive. The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Distinctive features : striate margin; fragile white ring; in cold climates Armillaria borealis is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .
page updated on 14/01/18 |