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Mata, M., D. Penjor and S. Pradham. 2010. Fungi of Bhutan. National Mushroom Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan. Local name: No local name known Edibility: Inedible. Habitat: Terrestrial and solitary to scattered. Description: Cap: Up to 5 cm in diameter, convex, sometimes with a conical umbo, surface densely tomentose, with numerous scattered long stiff hairs over the disc and the margin, dark brown at centre, appearing dull brown towards margin which may be due to the dense light brown hairs. Hymenophore:Gills are adnexed to adnate, close to sub-distant, white with margins having long stiff brown hairs. Stem:5-18 cm tall and up to 2 cm wide, equal with a long tapered base which is mostly in the substrate, surface densely covered with long, stiff, erect and dark golden brown hairs, pale creamy yellowish under hairs at apex and orange brown towards base. Flesh:Thin and white. Spore Print: White. Comments: X. hispida is easily overlooked by the long, stiff, brown hairs that cover the pileus and stem, and the long rooting stem which grows deeply into the soil. |
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