Beech leech
Table of Contents
Practical Data
Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Hypsizygus marmoreus
Sensory
Edibility
Very Edible
Taste
Mild Mushroom-Like
Smell
Marzipan-Like Mushroom-Like
Occurrence
Rarity
Rare
Season
July - September
Growth
Woods
Shape
Group
Gill Mushroom
Size
2 to 9 cm
Cap
Hemispherical Pointed
Fruitbody
Tufted
Stem
Fibrous
Spore Donor
Adnate Gills Narrow
Coloring
Cap
Brown Orange White Yellow
Flesh
White
Gills
White Yellow
Stem
White Yellow
Spore Dust
White Yellow
Research Data
Etymology and Classification of Hypsizygus marmoreus
Etymology
| Scientific name | Hypsizygus marmoreus |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Status of name | Legitimate |
| Type of name | Combination |
| Rank | Species |
| Year of publication | 1976 |
| Authors | H.E. Bigelow |
Classification
- Fungi
- Dikarya
- Basidiomycota
- Agaricomycotina
- Agaricomycetes
- Agaricomycetidae
- Agaricales
- Lyophyllaceae
- Hypsizygus
Description
Description of Hypsizygus marmoreus
Occurrence and Growth
Hypsizygus marmoreus (English: Beech leech) is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in July and ends in September.
Woods
Edibility, Taste and Smell
Hypsizygus marmoreus is very edible. The mushroom tastes mild and mushroom-like. Its smell can be described as marzipan-like and mushroom-like.
Very edible
Mild taste
Mushroom-like taste
Marzipan-like smell
Mushroom-like smell
Shape and Surface
Hypsizygus marmoreus commonly measures from 2 to 9 cm. The cap is shaped hemispherical and pointed. The fruit body is tufted. The stem is fibrous. The spore donor can be described as adnate and gills narrow.
Hemispherical cap
Pointed cap
Tufted fruitbody
Fibrous stem
Adnate spore donor
Gills narrow
Coloring
The cap of Hypsizygus marmoreus is frequently colored brown, orange, white, and yellow. The color of the flesh is often white. The gills of Hypsizygus marmoreus are regularly colored white and yellow. The stem is often colored white and yellow. The spore dust is frequently colored white and yellow.
Etymology and Classification
Hypsizygus marmoreus (Gender: Masculine) was scientifically described by H.E. Bigelow and effectively published in 1976. The name Hypsizygus marmoreus is of type combination. Hypsizygus marmoreus has the status legitimate.
The scientific classification of Hypsizygus marmoreus is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Lyophyllaceae, Hypsizygus. For further information, please see H.E. Bigelow (1976, p. 15).
References
Bigelow, H.E. 1976. Studies on some lignicolous Clitocybes. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 28:9-15
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