Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax

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Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax, commonly known as the sheathed powdercap,[1] is a mushroom in the genus Cystoderma.

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Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Squamanitaceae
Genus: Cystoderma
Species:
Variety:
C. c. var. fallax
Trinomial name
Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax
(A.H. Sm. & Singer) I. Saar
Synonyms

Cystoderma fallax

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Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or umbonate
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is white
Edibility is unknown
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Description

Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax has a tan or brown cap[1] that is covered in scales[2] or granules.[1][2] It is about 1.5–5 centimetres (0.59–1.97 in) wide.[1] The stipe is about 3–7 centimetres (1.2–2.8 in) tall and about 0.3–0.5 centimetres (0.12–0.20 in) wide.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Cystoderma carcharias var. fallax grows on rotten logs, in moss, and in conifer needles.[2] It fruits in the fall.[1][2]

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