Species:
Omphalotus olearius
- Scientific name:
- Omphalotus olearius
- Arabic name:
- فطر الزيتون
- French name:
- Pleurote de l'olivier
- English name:
- Jack O'Lantern
- Surrounding vegetation:
- Quercus calliprinos, Styrax officinalis, Acer syriacum, Quercus infectoria, Asparagus sp. , Crataegus monogyna, olive orchard.
- Ecological niche:
- Saprobic; growing in large clusters on the stumps or buried roots of hardwoods, especially oaks and olive
- Cap:
- Convex with an inrolled margin flattening and eventually developing an upturned margin
- Gills / pores:
- Decurrent; running down the stem; close; orange; with many short-gills; luminescent when fresh.
- Stem:
- It is smooth and tapering towards the base; 4 to 14cm long and from 1 to 2.5 cm in diameter
- Dimensions:
- Decurrent; running down the stem; close; orange; with many short-gills; luminescent when fresh.
- Color(s):
- Bright orange to yellowish orange; unchanging when sliced.
- Texture, other traits:
- Smooth
- Kingdom Fungi
- Phylum Basidiomycota
- Class Agaricomycetes
- Order Agaricales
- Family Marasmiaceae
- Genus Omphalotus
Fruiting period
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