| Bitter false funnelcap | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Leucopaxillus |
| Species: | L. gentianeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucopaxillus gentianeus (Quél.) Kotl. |
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| Leucopaxillus gentianeus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
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cap is convex or flat |
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| hymenium is adnate | |
| stipe is bare | |
| spore print is white | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: inedible | |
Leucopaxillus gentianeus is a bitter-tasting, inedible mushroom 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. [1]
The cap typically measures from 5 to 15 cm diameter, and is colored brown to reddish brown. The gills are white, crowded and adnate in attachment. The white stem, either cylindrical or bulbous near the base, is attached to a copious mycelial mat.