A large, hard-fleshed, whitish mushroom that decomposes conifer litter and often grows in arcs or fairy rings. Its tough flesh resists decay, so fruit bodies last longer than most. Many varieties and forms have been described based on taste, color and geography.
Inedible. It is too tough to be palatable without very thorough cooking. Leucopaxillus species are not known to be poisonous, but white Clitocybe species, some of which contain muscarine, can look similar.
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Habitat
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Saprobic on conifer needle litter and debris, also in mixed woods. Scattered, in groups, or in arcs and fairy rings, summer and fall, and over winter in warmer climates.
Distribution
Widely distributed in North America.
Characteristics
Cap: 5-13 cm, convex with an inrolled margin, becoming nearly flat, dry, bald to finely velvety, off-white to pale tan, often browner at the center. Gills: attached to slightly decurrent, close, whitish, separable from the cap as a layer. Stem: 4-8 cm long, 1.5-3 cm thick, whitish, with copious white mycelium at the base. Flesh: white, thick, hard, unchanging. Odor: mealy, unpleasant or indistinct. Spore print: white. Spores: 4-8 x 4-5 um, broadly ellipsoid, finely spiny, amyloid.
