Buttery collybia
A species of Rhodocollybia Scientific name : Rhodocollybia butyracea Genus : Rhodocollybia
Buttery collybia, A species of Rhodocollybia
Scientific name: Rhodocollybia butyracea
Genus: Rhodocollybia
Description
Buttery collybia mushrooms grow mainly on the floors of coniferous forests, from summer to winter across Europe and North America. This mushroom is called “buttery” not for its flavor, but rather the greasy texture of its surface. In the genus name, “rhodo” means pink, a reference to the shade of the gills beneath its cap.
Colors
Brown
Yellow
Red
White
Habitat
The habitat of the buttery collybia are coniferous forests and occasionally deciduous woodlands. This mushroom species grows from the decomposing twigs, needles, or leaves littered by the trees.
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General Info
Edibility
Buttery collybia is an edible mushroom but is not recommended for consumption. A combination of empty flavor and greasy cap make it a mushroom that can quickly be passed over culinarily. Do not be fooled by the name; it has no butter taste whatsoever.
Habitat
The habitat of the buttery collybia are coniferous forests and occasionally deciduous woodlands. This mushroom species grows from the decomposing twigs, needles, or leaves littered by the trees.
Growth Form
Saprobic; solitary, gregarious
Sporocarp Height
4 inches
Cap Diameter
3 inches
Endangered Species
No
Substrate
On soil
Smell
Not distinctive
Spore Print
Pale pinkish cream-buff
Species Status
Widely distributed
Distribution Area
North America,Europe,North Africa,northern Asia
How to identify it?
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Marasmiaceae Genus
Rhodocollybia Species
Buttery collybia