Macrocystidia cucumis
{{Short description|Species of fungus}}
{{Taxobox
| image = Macrocystidia cucumis - Gurkenschnitzling.jpg
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| regnum = Fungi
| divisio = Basidiomycota
| classis = Agaricomycetes
| ordo = Agaricales
| familia = Marasmiaceae
| genus = Macrocystidia
| species = M. cucumis
| binomial = Macrocystidia cucumis
| binomial_authority = (Pers.) Joss. (1934)
| synonyms = *Agaricus cucumis Pers. (1796)
}}
Macrocystidia cucumis is a common, inedible mushroom of the genus Macrocystidia, often found in large numbers on needle litter or moist soil.
Description
The cap is convex to flat, dark red to blackish brown with a yellowish edge,{{cite book|last1=Trudell|first1=Steve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WevHvt6Tr8kC|title=Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest|last2=Ammirati|first2=Joe|publisher=Timber Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-88192-935-5|series=Timber Press Field Guides|location=Portland, OR|pages=143–144}} very much paler when dry and growing up to {{convert|5|cm|in|abbr=on|frac=8}} in diameter.
The gills are white, later reddish and quite crowded. The spores are variable in colour: white, pink, brown have all been observed. The stipe is a similar colour to the cap, thin, and velvety at the base.
The flesh is white and has a smell of freshly cut cucumbers.
Distribution and habitat
References
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External links
- {{IndexFungorum|251679}}
- {{Mycobank|251679}}
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Category:Fungi described in 1796
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