Leucopaxillus gentianeus
{{Speciesbox
| image = Leucopaxillus gentianeus 288519.jpg
| genus= Leucopaxillus
| species = gentianeus
| authority = (Quél.) Kotl. (1966)
| synonyms = Clitocybe gentianea Quél. (1873)
}}
{{mycomorphbox
| name = Leucopaxillus gentianeus
| whichGills = adnate
| capShape = convex
| capShape2 = flat
| hymeniumType = gills
| stipeCharacter = bare
| ecologicalType = mycorrhizal
| sporePrintColor = white
| howEdible = inedible
}}
Leucopaxillus gentianeus is a bitter-tasting, inedible mushroom{{cite book |last=Phillips |first=Roger |title=Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America |year=2010 |publisher=Firefly Books |location=Buffalo, NY |isbn=978-1-55407-651-2 |page=67}} commonly known as the bitter false funnelcap, or the bitter brown leucopaxillus. A common synonym is Leucopaxillus amarus. The species was first described in 1873 as Clitocybe gentianea by French mycologist Lucien Quélet. František Kotlaba transferred it to Leucopaxillus in 1966.
The pileus ranges from {{Convert|4-12|cm}} wide and the stipe from {{Convert|4-6|cm|abbr=on}} long.{{cite book|last1=Miller Jr.|first1=Orson K.|title=North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi|last2=Miller|first2=Hope H.|publisher=FalconGuide|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7627-3109-1|location=Guilford, CN|pages=119}} It has a mild to pungent smell and a bitter taste, rendering it inedible.{{Cite book |last=Arora |first=David |author-link=David Arora |title=Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi |url=https://archive.org/details/arora-david-mushrooms-demystified-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-fleshy-fungi-ten-speed-press-1986/page/168/mode/2up |date=1986 |publisher=Ten Speed Press |isbn=978-0-89815-170-1 |location=Berkeley, CA |orig-date=1979 |edition=2nd |pages=168}} The bitter taste is caused by a triterpene called cucurbitacin B. The spore print is white.
The species can resemble L. tricolor and Russula compacta.{{Cite book |last=Audubon |title=Mushrooms of North America |publisher=Knopf |year=2023 |isbn=978-0-593-31998-7 |pages=485}}
References
External links
- [http://www.mushroomexpert.com/leucopaxillus_gentianeus.html Mushroom Expert] Description and more information
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Category:Fungi described in 1873
Category:Fungi of North America