Bleached brittlegill often has a pale cap that can appear slightly yellowish or greenish in color. The cap surface is smooth and can become sticky when wet. Its gills are spaced and can be easily crumbled, a characteristic trait of its family. The stem is typically white, stout, and can also appear brittle upon handling. Bleached brittlegill is found in mixed forests and enjoys a symbiotic relationship with trees.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 9 cm
Odor:
Mildly sweet, generally agreeable scent.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Bleached brittlegill
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Attributes of Bleached brittlegill
Cap Diameter
3 - 9 cm
Height
2 - 6 cm
Cap
Generally shiny, darker in the middle, moist smeary, shiny when dry, edge long rolled in, not ridged.
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Smooth, Slimy or slightly sticky
Gills
White, quickly becoming dirty or ash-grey, attached to almost free-looking.
Gill Attachment
Free to Attached
Stem
2-5 cm long, 0.6-1.5 cm thick, white, moist greyish.
Flesh
White, old somewhat grey, soft, brittle.
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly sweet, generally agreeable scent.
Body Color
Pink
Purple
White
Gray
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Bleached brittlegill by these plants:
Spruces, Pines, Oaks
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Habitat of Bleached brittlegill
Parks, deciduous forest with oaks, beeches, hornbeams.
