Loreleia postii    (Fr.) Redhead & coll. 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Incertae sedis/Incertae sedis  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae  

synonyms: Gerronema postii, Omphalina postii 

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Loreleia postii toxicity of Loreleia postii genus Loreleia  

The cap is bright orange, eventually discolouring a bit.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic, possibly parasitic.

The fruiting period takes place from April to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 3.5 cm (between 0.5 and 6 cm)
  height of stem approximately 3.5 cm (between 1 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 2 mm (between 1 and 4 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Loreleia postii is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18