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Lentinellus cochleatus

Lentinellus cochleatus
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L. cochleatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Auriscalpiaceae
Genus: Lentinellus
Species: L. cochleatus
Binomial name
Lentinellus cochleatus
(Persoon) P. Karsten
Lentinellus cochleatus
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible

Lentinellus cochleatus, commonly known as the aniseed cockleshell, is a wood-inhabiting fungus. It is an edible mushroom, with a mild aniseed odor and flavor.


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