Xerula pudens

Description

Xerula pudens is a species of Fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. This mushroom attracts attention by the fact that he has a flat and fairly large cap. It sits on a long stem. It has a bright brown color, however, under the cap it is light. Due to this fact, the mushroom can be easily identified.

It is found in mixed forests from late summer to early autumn, but very rarely. A mushroom grows on the ground. It is edible but does not have a pronounced taste and smell. It is very similar to other Xerulas.

Mushroom Identification

1. Cap

   3 - 10 cm in diameter, first bell-shaped, later flat-spread. The surface of the cap is dry, felt, hard-hairy, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, yellowish-gray, olive-brown.

2. Spores

   8-13 * 6-12 μm, almost round or broadly oval, with a smooth surface.

3. Spore Print

   White.

4. Stem

   8 - 15 cm high, 0.4 - 0.5 cm in diameter, cylindrical, fibrous, hard-haired, the same color as the surface of the cap, or lighter.

5. Flesh

   The flesh is dense, hard with age, whitish.

6. Edible

   Only caps are used, after 15 minutes of boiling, boiled, fried.

7. Habitat and Distribution

   Grow from early summer to late October, in deciduous forests, mostly with oaks, near rotting stumps and rotting trunks, alone and in groups.

Synonyms

1. Collybia longipes Quél., 1872

2. Marasmius longipes (P. Kumm.) Quél., 1888

3. Mucidula longipes (Quél.) Boursier, 1926

4. Collybia radicata var. longipes (Quél.) Rick, 1938

5. Oudemansiella longipes (Quél.) M.M. Moser, 1955

6. Xerula longipes (Quél.) Maire, 1933

Photo sources:

Photo 1 - Author: MichelBeeckman (MichelBeeckman) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Photo 2 - Author: Gerhard Koller (Gerhard) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Photo 3 - Author: Gerhard Koller (Gerhard) (CC BY-SA 3.0)