Latin Synonyms Pocillaria umbilicata Pocillaria omphalodes Pocillaria micheneri
Pocillaria bisa Lentinus micheneri Lentinus dentatus var. bisus Lentinus dentatus var. bissus Lentinus dentatus Lentinus cochleatus subsp. omphalodes Lentinus bisus Lentinus bissus Lentinus americanus Lentinellus umbilicatus Lentinellus omphalodes Lentinellus flabelliformis var. micheneri Lentinellus bisus Lentinellus bissus Lentinellus americanus
Lentinellus micheneri is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in July and ends in November.
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Practical Data

Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Lentinellus micheneri

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Sensory
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Edibility
Poorly Edible
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Taste
Spicy
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Smell
Anise-Like Mushroom-Like
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Occurrence
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Rarity
Rare
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Season
July - November
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Growth
Woods
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Shape
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Group
Gill Mushroom
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Size
1 to 5 cm
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Cap
Funnel-Like Sulcate Umbrella-Like
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Fruitbody
Bleaching
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Stem
Fibrous
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Stem Surface
Colubrid-Patterned
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Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent Gills Serrate
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Coloring
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Cap
Brown Orange Yellow
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Flesh
Brown
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Gills
Brown 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 Lentinellus micheneri

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Etymology

Scientific name Lentinellus micheneri
Gender Masculine
Status of name Legitimate
Type of name Combination
Rank Species
Year of publication 1984
Authors D.N. Pegler
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Classification

  • Fungi
  • Dikarya
  • Basidiomycota
  • Agaricomycotina
  • Agaricomycetes
  • Russulales
  • Auriscalpiaceae
  • Lentinellus
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Description

Description of Lentinellus micheneri

Occurrence and Growth

Lentinellus micheneri is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in July and ends in November.

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Woods

Edibility, Taste and Smell

Lentinellus micheneri is poorly edible. The mushroom tastes spicy. Its smell can be described as anise-like and mushroom-like.

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Poorly edible

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Spicy taste

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Anise-like smell

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Mushroom-like smell

Shape and Surface

Lentinellus micheneri commonly measures from 1 to 5 cm. The cap is shaped funnel-like, sulcate, and umbrella-like. The fruit body is bleaching. The stem is fibrous. The stem surface is colubrid-patterned. The spore donor can be described as adnate, decurrent, and gills serrate.

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Sulcate cap

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Umbrella-like cap

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Funnel-like cap

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Bleaching fruitbody

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Fibrous stem

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Colubrid-patterned stem surface

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Adnate spore donor

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Decurrent spore donor

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Gills serrate

Coloring

The cap of Lentinellus micheneri is frequently colored brown, orange, and yellow. The color of the flesh is often brown. The gills of Lentinellus micheneri are regularly colored brown, white, and yellow. The stem is often colored brown and yellow. The spore dust is frequently colored white.

Etymology and Classification

Lentinellus micheneri (Gender: Masculine) was scientifically described by D.N. Pegler and effectively published in 1984. The name Lentinellus micheneri is of type combination. Lentinellus micheneri has the status legitimate.

The scientific classification of Lentinellus micheneri is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Russulales, Auriscalpiaceae, Lentinellus. For further information, please see D.N. Pegler (1984, p. 245).

Synonyms

Lentinellus micheneri is also known for its latin synonyms Pocillaria umbilicata, Pocillaria omphalodes, Pocillaria micheneri, Pocillaria bisa, Lentinus micheneri, Lentinus dentatus var. bisus, Lentinus dentatus var. bissus, Lentinus dentatus, Lentinus cochleatus subsp. omphalodes, Lentinus bisus, Lentinus bissus, Lentinus americanus, Lentinellus umbilicatus, Lentinellus omphalodes, Lentinellus flabelliformis var. micheneri, Lentinellus bisus, Lentinellus bissus, Lentinellus americanus.

References

Pegler, D.N. 1983. The genus Lentinus: a world monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series. 10:1-281

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