Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/lyophyllaceae

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Tephrocybe rancida

Species of fungus

Summary

Species of fungus

Collybia rancida (Fr.) Quél. 1872 Tephrophana rancida (Fr.) Kühner 1938 Lyophyllum rancidum (Fr.) Singer 1943

Tephrocybe rancida is a species of fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. It was first described by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1821. It is commonly called the rancid greyling due to its rancid smell and taste.

Description

Cap 1–4 cm in diameter. Convex to flat, umbonate. Grey to brown-grey starting with a whitish bloom. Shiny when wet. Gills free, crowded, grey. Stem 4–8 cm long by 3–7 mm in diameter, concolorous with cap. Spores white or cream, ellipsoid, 7–8 × 3–4.5 m.

Distribution and habitat

Found growing from the ground, solitary in deciduous woodland. Early autumn to early winter. Rare. North America and Europe.

References

References

  1. "''Tephrocybe rancida''".
  2. "Tephrocybe rancida (Fr.) Donk 1962". Encyclopedia of Life.
  3. "Tephrocybe rancida (Fr.) Donk 1962". MycoBank.
Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

lyophyllaceae fungi-of-north-america fungi-of-europe taxa-named-by-elias-magnus-fries fungi-described-in-1821 fungus-species
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Tephrocybe rancida — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report