Tapinella atrotomentosa

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Velvet roll-rim
Velvet roll-rim Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomyota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Boletales Family: Hygrophoropsidaceae Genus: Tapinella Species: T. atrotomentosa
Binomial name
Tapinella atrotomentosa (Batsch) Šutara

The Velvet roll-rim, Tapinella atrotomentosa (previously Paxillus atrotomentosus or velvet-footed pax) is an inedible saprophytic fungus found growing on tree stumps of conifers in Europe and North America.

[edit] Description

A squat fungus with a cap 6-20 cm across, brown in colour with a rolled rim. The forked gills are cream-yellow and forked, while the thick stipe is dark brown and juts out sidewards from the mushroom.

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