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Platterful mushroom

Megacollybia rodmanii

A species of Megacollybia, Also known as Eastern american platterful mushroom

The platterful mushroom is a large and nondescript mushroom that grows across eastern North America and all the way down into Central America. The species' name comes from its significant cap size - caps also flatten out and become ragged as the mushroom ages, causing them to look even larger. There are conflicting reports about this species' edibility, so it's best to avoid its culinary use.

Cap Diameter:

3 - 20 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Platterful mushroom

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Attributes of Platterful mushroom

Cap Diameter

3 - 20 cm

Cap

Cap 3 - 20 cm; convex; brown; dry

Gills

Broadly adnate; close or nearly distant; whitish

Stem

Stem 5 - 12 cm long, up to 1 cm wide; equal above, a slightly enlarged base; whitish; finely silky

Flesh

White; unchanging when sliced

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Bronze

Gray

White

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

On soil

Species Status

Fairly widely distributed and common

Endangered Species

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Fruiting Body Cap Flesh

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Habitat of Platterful mushroom

The platterful mushroom appears in wooded areas, mostly in deciduous forests. It is associated with wood debris and decaying or rotting wood, so it's typically found near logs and stumps, or growing from the wood buried in the ground.

Scientific Classification of Platterful mushroom

Phylum

Club fungi