Lentinellus ursinus is a species of fungus belonging to the family Auriscalpiaceae.[1]
| Lentinellus ursinus | |
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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. ursinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lentinellus ursinus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Agaricus ursinus Fr., 1821 | |
The caps are 2–7 centimetres (1–3 in) wide, often separated into lobes. They are brown in the center, fading to white at the margin. The spore print is white.[2]
It may require microscopy to distinguish from L. angustifolius. Lookalikes from other genera include Pleurotus ostreatus.[2]
It can be found in North America from October–March on the West Coast and July–October elsewhere.[2]
Like all species in its genus, it is inedible due to its bitterness.[3]
References
editLentinellus ursinus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
- ^ a b "Lentinellus ursinus". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.