Chicken Mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes)
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Very large specimen of one of my favourite eating mushrooms.
Note: The British Mycological Society prefers the common name "Clustered Domecap".
Many mushrooms are poisonous, some are deadly poisonous, the responsibility for eating any mushroom or fungus must rest with the individual. If you collect any mushrooms to eat make sure that your identification checks out in every detail. Never eat any wild mushroom until an expert mycologist has checked your identification.
synonyms: Brauner Rasling, Chicken Mushroom, Clustered Domecap, Fried Chicken Mushroom, Lyophille en touffes, Tricolome agrégé
location: North America, Europe
edibility: Choice
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground
Lyophyllum decastes (Fr. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Clitocybe decastes (Fr. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Tricholoma aggregatum (Schaeff. ex Secr.) Gill. Chicken Mushroom, Brauner Rasling Tricolome agrégé, Lyophille en touffes, Clustered Domecap. Cap 4–10cm across, convex then expanded, becoming wavy, grey-brown to brown, with silky or silvery streaks. Stem 30–60 x 10–20mm, tough, fibrous, often excentric, white at apex becoming brownish towards the base. Flesh whitish. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills white to greyish. Spore print white. Spores subglobose, 5–7 x 5–6um. Habitat in clusters on the ground in open woodland. Season summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible – good, This is a much sought after edible species in America but should be tried with caution as there have been some reports of gastric upset. Distribution, America and Europe.
Note some mycologists synonomise Lyophyllum decastes and Lyophyllum loricatum. There also seem to be differences in colour between European specimens and American specimens.
Info by Roger Phillips:
Chicken Mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes)
Seen in Explore
Very large specimen of one of my favourite eating mushrooms.
Note: The British Mycological Society prefers the common name "Clustered Domecap".
Many mushrooms are poisonous, some are deadly poisonous, the responsibility for eating any mushroom or fungus must rest with the individual. If you collect any mushrooms to eat make sure that your identification checks out in every detail. Never eat any wild mushroom until an expert mycologist has checked your identification.
synonyms: Brauner Rasling, Chicken Mushroom, Clustered Domecap, Fried Chicken Mushroom, Lyophille en touffes, Tricolome agrégé
location: North America, Europe
edibility: Choice
fungus colour: Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground
Lyophyllum decastes (Fr. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Clitocybe decastes (Fr. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Tricholoma aggregatum (Schaeff. ex Secr.) Gill. Chicken Mushroom, Brauner Rasling Tricolome agrégé, Lyophille en touffes, Clustered Domecap. Cap 4–10cm across, convex then expanded, becoming wavy, grey-brown to brown, with silky or silvery streaks. Stem 30–60 x 10–20mm, tough, fibrous, often excentric, white at apex becoming brownish towards the base. Flesh whitish. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills white to greyish. Spore print white. Spores subglobose, 5–7 x 5–6um. Habitat in clusters on the ground in open woodland. Season summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible – good, This is a much sought after edible species in America but should be tried with caution as there have been some reports of gastric upset. Distribution, America and Europe.
Note some mycologists synonomise Lyophyllum decastes and Lyophyllum loricatum. There also seem to be differences in colour between European specimens and American specimens.
Info by Roger Phillips: