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 or velvet-footed pax (Tapinella atrotomentosa) was originally described as Paxillus atrotomentosus by August Batsch. It is an inedible saprotrophic 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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