Hohenbuehelia abietina is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in June and ends in October.
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Practical Data

Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Hohenbuehelia abietina

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Sensory
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Edibility
Poorly Edible
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Taste
Mild Mealy
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Occurrence
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Rarity
Rare
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Season
June - October
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Growth
Woods
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Shape
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Group
Gill Mushroom
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Size
2 to 7 cm
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Cap
Umbrella-Like
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Stem
Fibrous
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Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent Gills Narrow
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Coloring
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Cap
Brown Yellow
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Flesh
Brown Yellow
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Gills
White Yellow
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Stem
Brown Yellow
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Spore Dust
White
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Research Data

Etymology and Classification of Hohenbuehelia abietina

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Etymology

Scientific name Hohenbuehelia abietina
Gender Feminine
Status of name Legitimate
Type of name Basionym
Rank Species
Year of publication 1980
Authors R. Singer & J. Kuthan
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Classification

  • Fungi
  • Dikarya
  • Basidiomycota
  • Agaricomycotina
  • Agaricomycetes
  • Agaricomycetidae
  • Agaricales
  • Pleurotaceae
  • Hohenbuehelia
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Description

Description of Hohenbuehelia abietina

Occurrence and Growth

Hohenbuehelia abietina is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in June and ends in October.

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Woods

Edibility, Taste and Smell

Hohenbuehelia abietina is poorly edible. The mushroom tastes mild and mealy.

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Poorly edible

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Mild taste

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Mealy taste

Shape and Surface

Hohenbuehelia abietina commonly measures from 2 to 7 cm. The cap is shaped umbrella-like. The stem is fibrous. The spore donor can be described as adnate, decurrent, and gills narrow.

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Umbrella-like cap

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Fibrous stem

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Adnate spore donor

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Decurrent spore donor

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Gills narrow

Coloring

The cap of Hohenbuehelia abietina is frequently colored brown and yellow. The color of the flesh is often brown and yellow. The gills of Hohenbuehelia abietina are regularly colored white and yellow. The stem is often colored brown and yellow. The spore dust is frequently colored white.

Etymology and Classification

Hohenbuehelia abietina (Gender: Feminine) was scientifically described by R. Singer & J. Kuthan and effectively published in 1980. The name Hohenbuehelia abietina is of type basionym. Hohenbuehelia abietina has the status legitimate.

The scientific classification of Hohenbuehelia abietina is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Pleurotaceae, Hohenbuehelia. For further information, please see R. Singer et al. (1980, p. 61).

References

Singer, R.; Kuthan, J. 1980. Comparison of some lignicolous white-spored American agarics with European species. Ceská Mykologie. 34(2):57-73

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