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Collybia butyracea

Rhodocollybia butyracea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Hymenomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Marasmiaceae
Genus: Rhodocollybia
Species: R. butyracea
Binomial name
Rhodocollybia butyracea
(Bull.: Fr.) Lennox
Synonyms

Collybia butyracea (Bull.: Fr.) Quélet

Rhodocollybia butyracea
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium

cap is convex

or flat

hymenium is adnexed

or free
stipe is bare

spore print is cream

to buff
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible

Collybia butyracea (Bull.: Fr.) Quélet

cap is convex

hymenium is adnexed

spore print is cream

Rhodocollybia butyracea, common name Buttery Collybia, is a species of fungus in the Marasmiaceae family of mushrooms.

The cap of this mushroom is 2 to 10 cm across. It is convex and becomes broadly convex or almost flat. When fresh, this species is smooth and moist. It has a reddish-brown colour fading to cinnamon.

The gills are either free from the stem, or narrowly attached. They range from close to crowded and are whitish. Occasionally, they develop a pinkish tone as they age, and often form fine, jagged edges.

The stem is up to 10 cm long and 1 cm thick. It is normally somewhat club-shaped. It can either be moist or dry

The flesh of this species is white. There is no distinctive odor or taste.

The spores are pale yellowish, pale pinkish, or white.

This species is saprobic. It decomposes litter from conifers, usually that of the Pinus genus, and occasionally hardwoods.

Rhodocollybia butyracea is quite widely distributed in North America.

This mushroom is edible, but unsubstantial.



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