Latin Synonyms Resupinatus ursinus Pocillaria ursina Pocillaria pelliculosa
Panellus ursinus Lentinus vulpinus f. ursinus Lentinus pelliculosus Lentinellus ursinus f. luxurians Lentinellus castoreus var. hispidus Hemicybe ursina
Lentinellus ursinus is a common mushroom that grows mainly on forest soils and on woods. Its main season begins in June and ends in November.

Observations

Photo 1, Lentinellus ursinus, Katja Schulz
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Photo 2, Lentinellus ursinus, Gordon C. Snelling
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Photo 3, Lentinellus ursinus, Dmitriy Bochkov
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Practical Data

Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Lentinellus ursinus

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Sensory
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Edibility
Edible
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Taste
Mushroom-Like Spicy
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Smell
Mushroom-Like
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Occurrence
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Rarity
Common
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Season
June - November
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Growth
Forest Soils Woods
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Shape
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Group
Gill Mushroom
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Size
3 to 11 cm
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Cap
Sulcate Umbrella-Like
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Fruitbody
Bleaching
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Stem
Rooted Fibrous
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Stem Surface
Flaky
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Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent Gills Narrow Gills Serrate
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Coloring
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Cap
Brown Orange
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Flesh
Brown Orange
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Gills
Brown Orange White Yellow
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Stem
Brown Orange Yellow
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Spore Dust
White
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Research Data

Etymology and Classification of Lentinellus ursinus

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Etymology

Scientific name Lentinellus ursinus
Gender Masculine
Status of name Legitimate
Type of name Combination
Rank Species
Year of publication 1926
Authors R. Kühner
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Classification

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

Description of Lentinellus ursinus

Occurrence and Growth

Lentinellus ursinus is a common mushroom that grows mainly on forest soils and on woods. Its main season begins in June and ends in November.

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Forest soils

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Woods

Edibility, Taste and Smell

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

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Edible

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Mushroom-like taste

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Spicy taste

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Mushroom-like smell

Shape and Surface

Lentinellus ursinus commonly measures from 3 to 11 cm. The cap is shaped sulcate and umbrella-like. The fruit body is bleaching. The stem is rooted and fibrous. The stem surface is flaky. The spore donor can be described as adnate, decurrent, gills narrow, and gills serrate.

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Sulcate cap

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Umbrella-like cap

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Bleaching fruitbody

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Rooted stem

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Fibrous stem

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Flaky stem surface

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Adnate spore donor

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Decurrent spore donor

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Gills narrow

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Gills serrate

Coloring

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

Etymology and Classification

Lentinellus ursinus (Gender: Masculine) was scientifically described by R. Kühner and effectively published in 1926. The name Lentinellus ursinus is of type combination. Lentinellus ursinus has the status legitimate.

The scientific classification of Lentinellus ursinus is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Russulales, Auriscalpiaceae, Lentinellus. For further information, please see R. Kühner (1926, p. 100).

Synonyms

Lentinellus ursinus is also known for its latin synonyms Resupinatus ursinus, Pocillaria ursina, Pocillaria pelliculosa, Panellus ursinus, Lentinus vulpinus f. ursinus, Lentinus pelliculosus, Lentinellus ursinus f. luxurians, Lentinellus castoreus var. hispidus, Hemicybe ursina.

References

Kühner, R. 1926. Contribution à l’Étude des Hyménomycètes et spécialement des agaricacées. Le Botaniste. 17:1-224

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