Bitter tooth forms a beneficial relationship with the roots of hardwood trees. It helps the trees absorb nutrients and water while receiving the amino acids and sugars it needs to thrive. Its reddish and purple-brown cap makes it easy to spot on forest floors.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 10 cm
Odor:
Mild, often not distinctive or mealy.
In This Article
Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Bitter tooth
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Attributes of Bitter tooth
Cap Diameter
3 - 10 cm
Height
5 - 13 cm
Cap
Cap 3 - 10 cm wide; convex; reddish brown to purplish brown; dry; the margin often inrolled
Cap Shape
Convex, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly
Stem
Stem 4 - 10 cm long, 1 - 2.5 cm thick; often tapered to the base; pale or brownish; dry, fairly smooth
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Flesh
Soft; whitish to pinkish, in stem base gray to black or greenish
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Brown
Odor
Mild, often not distinctive or mealy.
Body Color
Brown
Red
White
Purple
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
