Lyophyllum loricatum    (Fr.) Kühner 

common name(s) : Gristly Domecap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales/Tricholomataceae/Lyophylloideae/Lyophylleae  

synonyms: Tricholoma cartilagineum ss.auct., Clitocybe cartilaginea 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Lyophyllum aggregatum-loricatum, Tricholoma loricatum, Lyophyllum decastes-loricatum)  

edibility : edible

potential confusions with Lyophyllum loricatum toxicity of Lyophyllum loricatum genus Lyophyllum  

The cap is olive-brown to chestnut-brown, hygrophanous, with a thick and cartilaginous surface.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 8 cm (between 3 and 12 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 4 and 10 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 12 mm (between 7 and 15 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Lyophyllum loricatum is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Lyophyllum loricatum in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Lyophyllum loricatum in the forest of Rambouillet



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