Edibility: Inedible, small, tough and sharply acrid or astringent.
Habitat: Dead hardwoods
Climate: Temperate
Available In: Single Spore Print Microscopy Kits
Strain Origin: Eastern USA
Cap: 0.5-3 cm wide, kidney-shaped. Surface dry, hairy, buff to brownish.
Stem: 0.5-2 cm in length, 3-8 mm thick, off-center, often stublike.
Gills: Attachment adnate to decurrent, close. Brown coloration, luminescent when young.
Spores: White, elliptical or sausage shaped, smooth, 1.5-3 by 3-5 micrometers.
Comments: A proven fruiting and luminescent strain from this collection is available in culture form.
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