Hebeloma mesophaeum
| Hebeloma mesophaeum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Hebeloma |
| Species: | H. mesophaeum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebeloma mesophaeum | |
Hebeloma mesophaeum, commonly known as the veiled hebeloma[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. The cap is up to 6.5 centimetres (2+1⁄2 in) wide, convex to umbonate, usually with a brownish center and paler margin, which may have veil remnants.[1] The gills are close and pale then brown, the color of the spore print.[1] The stalk is up to 8 cm long.[1] The flesh is buff and watery, with a radishlike odor and taste.[1]
The species can be found near trees, including conifers.[1] Like all members of its genus, it might be poisonous and result in severe gastrointestinal upset;[2] nevertheless, in Mexico this species is eaten and widely marketed.[3]
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Hebeloma mesophaeum | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
  | Cap is convex or umbonate |
  | Hymenium is adnate or sinuate |
  | Stipe is bare or has a cortina |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
  | Edibility is edible or poisonous |
- ^ a b c d e f Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 465–66. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ "Edible species of the fungal genus Hebeloma and two neotropical pines".