Biology:Lentinellus cochleatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Auriscalpiaceae |
| Genus: | Lentinellus |
| Species: | L. cochleatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lentinellus cochleatus (Persoon) P. Karsten
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| Lentinellus cochleatus | |
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is infundibuliform |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: inedible |
Lentinellus cochleatus, commonly known as the aniseed cockleshell, is a wood-inhabiting fungus. It has a mild aniseed odor and flavor.[1] Like all species in its genus, it is inedible due to its bitterness.[2]
References
- ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. pp. 145. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links
- Medicinal Mushrooms description and medicinal properties
- Roger's Mushrooms description
Wikidata ☰ Q2714698 entry
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