Xerula furfuracea
Rooted Collybia
Family Tricholomataceae
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Potentially Edible
Tall brown stalk and brownish, smooth to radially wrinkled cap.
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Description
Cap: 3-15 cm (1-6") wide. Broadly convex, knobbed, smooth to radially wrinkled, slippery when wet. Yellow-brown to smoky.
Gills: Attached, broad, well-spaced and white.
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Cap
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Gills
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Stalk:25 cm (10") tall and 1.5 cm (5/8") thick. Brittle, smooth to powdery, brown, paler near apex. Long, black, root-like extension.
Spore print: White.
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Habitat and Range
On or near old stumps in woods. Throughout North America.
Season
June-October
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Stalk
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