Leucopaxillus gentianeus
Species of fungus
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Leucopaxillus gentianeus is a bitter-tasting, inedible mushroom[2] 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.[3]
| Leucopaxillus gentianeus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Leucopaxillus |
| Species: | L. gentianeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucopaxillus gentianeus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clitocybe gentianea Quél. (1873) | |
| Leucopaxillus gentianeus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is inedible |
The pileus ranges from 4–12 centimetres (1.6–4.7 in) wide and the stipe from 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) long.[4] It has a mild to pungent smell and a bitter taste, rendering it inedible.[5] The bitter taste is caused by a triterpene called cucurbitacin B.[6] The spore print is white.[5]
The species can resemble L. tricolor and Russula compacta.[7]