Species:
Cyclocybe cylindracea
Scientific name:
Cyclocybe cylindracea
Arabic name:
فطر الصفصاف الأجعد
French name:
Pholiote du peuplier
English name:
Poplar Fieldcap, Poplar Mushroom, Pioppino, Velvet Pioppini, Piopparello
Habitat:
On poplar and willow stumps and dead or dying trees; also on hardwood chips as mulch in gardens.
Surrounding vegetation:
Populus bolleana, Salix libani
Ecological niche:
Saprobic, in tufts on poplar and willow stumps and standing dead or dying trees.
Chromosome Number:
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Genome size:
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Cap:
Hemispherical, becoming broadly convex or flat and with a wavy margin, with a cracked surface if dry
Gills / pores:
Adnate or slightly decurrent; initially cream, turning grey-brown, later mid brown as spores mature.
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Stem:
Creamy white, turning brown with age; persistent, pendent ring.
Dimensions:
Adnate or slightly decurrent; initially cream, turning grey-brown, later mid brown as spores mature.
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Color(s):
Cap is pale buff, flushed mid brown towards the centre and darkening with age.
Texture, other traits:
Pleasant nutty odour.
Spore print
Spores
Distribution
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