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Coppery pax

Paxillus cuprinus

A species of Rollrims

The coppery pax is a recently described and classified species, so the info on this mushroom is quite sparse. Its edibility is unknown, but many species of the Paxillus genus are not good for eating and at least one species can be very poisonous.

Cap Diameter:

3 - 25 cm

General Info About Coppery pax

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Attributes of Coppery pax

Cap Diameter

3 - 25 cm

Height

3 - 10 cm

Cap

Cap 3 - 25 cm diameter; convex; grey-brown, yellowish, brown or reddish brown; smooth; margin strongly inrolled when young

Gills

Decurrent; fairly crowded to crowded; pale, yellowish white, rusty brown to rusty reddish with age; staining red-brown when bruised

Stem

Stem 2.7-5 x 0.5-2.5 cm; stout, dry; whitish, with a distinct light yellow zone at the top, reddish brown

Flesh

Yellowish

Spore Print Color

Brown

Body Color

Brown

Yellow

Red

White

Pink

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to brown

Growth Form

Gregarious, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On soil

You can find Coppery pax by these plants:

Pines, Spruces, Black alder

Species Status

Common

How to Identify Coppery pax

Fruiting Body Cap Flesh

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Habitat of Coppery pax

The coppery pax can be found in forests and it's primarily associated with birch. Its fruitbodies will be found on the ground in the vicinity of its host tree, with which it exchanges essential nutrients in a symbiotic relationship. This species is also capable of feeding on dead wood.

Scientific Classification of Coppery pax

Phylum

Club fungi