When found in coniferous alpine areas, rhodophana nitellina has a spring season. However, when found at sea-level along coastlines, it flourishes among mixed woods during the autumn and winter. It has a starchy odor. Rhodophana nitellina derives its Latin name from its noticeable cap and pink-hued gills and spores.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 4 cm
Odor:
Mild initially, develops floury to rancid notes.
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General Info About Rhodophana nitellina
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Attributes of Rhodophana nitellina
Cap Diameter
1 - 4 cm
Height
2 - 4 cm
Cap
Cap 1 - 4 cm broad; convex to nearly plane; brown, pinkish-buff or pale-tawny; glabrous, hygrophanous; margin incurved in youth, translucent striate
Cap Shape
Convex, Depressed, Central Bump
Cap Surfaces
Smooth, Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Adnexed; close, up to 3 mm wide; cream
Gill Attachment
Notched
Stem
2 - 4 cm long, 2 - 5 mm thick; stuffed, brittle, equal, the base sometimes pointed; surface of apex pruinose, pallid to buff, colored like the cap
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Flesh
Thin; pinkish-buff
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Pinkish-buff
Odor
Mild initially, develops floury to rancid notes.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Red
White
Orange
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
You can find Rhodophana nitellina by these plants:
Occurence Habitats
Coniferous Woodland, Mixed Woodland
Species Status
Common
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Rhodophana nitellina
Rhodophana nitellina typically grows in humus-rich ground in montane coniferous forests and mixed hardwood-conifer areas along coastlines.
