Leucopaxillus gentianeus
Leucopaxillus gentianeus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Tricholomataceae |
Genus: | Leucopaxillus |
Species: | L. gentianeus
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Binomial name | |
Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Quél.) Kotl. (1966)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Clitocybe gentianea Quél. (1873) |
Leucopaxillus gentianeus![]() | |
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![]() | gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | cap is convex or flat |
![]() | hymenium is adnate |
![]() | stipe is bare |
![]() | spore print is white |
![]() | ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | edibility: inedible |
Leucopaxillus gentianeus is a bitter-tasting, inedible mushroom[2] commonly known as the bitter false funnelcap, or the bitter brown leucopaxillus. A common synonym is Leucopaxillus amarus. The bitter taste is caused by a triterpene called cucurbitacin B.[3] The species was first described in 1873 as Clitocybe gentianea by French mycologist Lucien Quélet. František Kotlaba transferred it to Leucopaxillus in 1966.[4]
The pileus ranges from 4–12 centimetres (1.6–4.7 in) wide and the stipe from 4–6 centimetres (1.6–2.4 in) long.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Quél.) Kotl., Ceská Mykologie 20 (4): 230 (1966)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Clericuzio M, Mella M, Vita-Finzi P, Zema M, Vidari G (2004). "Cucurbitane triterpenoids from Leucopaxillus gentianeus". Journal of Natural Products. 67 (11): 1823–8. doi:10.1021/np049883o. PMID 15568769.
- ^ "Distribution of Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Quél.) comb. nov. in Czechoslovakia and notes on its nomenclature". Ceská Mykologie. 20 (4): 229–36. 1966.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links[]
- Mushroom Expert Description and more information
Categories:
- Tricholomataceae
- Fungi described in 1873
- Fungi of Europe
- Fungi of North America
- Fungi found in fairy rings