Strobilurus stephanocystis    (Hora) Singer 

common name(s) : Russian Conecap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales/Dermolomataceae  

synonyms: Pseudohiatula stephanocystis, Collybia stephanocystis 

edibility : discard

potential confusions with  Strobilurus stephanocystis toxicity of Strobilurus stephanocystis genus Strobilurus  

The cap is ochre-brown to reddish-brown, sometimes whitish.

its texture is fibrous.

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

The fruiting period takes place from February to June.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 1.5 cm (between 0.5 and 2.5 cm)
  height of stem approximately 5 cm (between 2 and 7 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 1.5 mm (between 1 and 3 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


Strobilurus stephanocystis is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Strobilurus stephanocystis in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Strobilurus stephanocystis in the forest of Rambouillet



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