Hebeloma girdled (Hebeloma mesophaeum) photo and description

Belted Hebeloma (Hebeloma mesophaeum)

:

• Agaricus mesophaeus
• Inocybe mesophaea
• Hylophila mesophaea
• Hylophila mesophaea var. mesophaea
• Inocybe versipellis var. mesophaeus
• Inocybe velenovskyi

Hebeloma girdled forms mycorrhiza with coniferous and deciduous trees, most often with pine, usually grows in large groups, is found in forests of various types, as well as in gardens and parks, in late summer and autumn, in mild climates and in winter. Common view of the northern temperate zone.

head 2-7 cm in diameter, convex when young, becoming broadly convex, broadly bell-shaped, almost flat or even slightly concave with age; smooth; sticky when wet; dull brown; yellowish brownish or pinkish brown, darker in the center and lighter at the edges; sometimes with the remains of a private bedspread in the form of white flakes. The edge of the cap is first bent inward, later it straightens out, and may even bend outward. In mature specimens, the edge may be wavy.

Records fully adherent or scalloped, with a slightly wavy margin (loupe required), fairly frequent, relatively wide, lamellar, cream or slightly pinkish when young, becoming brownish with age.

Leg 2-9 cm long and up to 1 cm thick, more or less cylindrical, may be slightly curved, sometimes widened at the base, silky, whitish at first, later brownish or brown, darker towards the base, sometimes with a more or less pronounced annular zone, but without the remnants of a private veil.

Pulp thin, 2-3 mm, white, with rare smell, rare or bitter taste.

The reaction with KOH is negative.

spore the powder is dull brown or pinkish brown.

Споры 8.5-11 x 5-7 µm, ellipsoid, very finely warty (almost smooth), non-amyloid. Cheilocystidia are numerous, up to 70×7 microns in size, cylindrical with an expanded base.

The mushroom is probably edible, but is not recommended for human consumption due to difficulty in identification.

Cosmopolitan.

The main fruiting season falls at the end of summer and autumn.