Lentinellus cochleatus

Lentinellus cochleatus
L. cochleatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Subkingdom: Dikarya
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Auriscalpiaceae
Genus: Lentinellus
Species: L. cochleatus
Binomial name
Lentinellus cochleatus
(Persoon) P. Karsten

Lentinellus cochleatus, commonly known as the Aniseed Cockleshell, is a wood-inhabiting fungus. It is an edible mushroom, with a mild aniseed odor and flavor.

Lentinellus cochleatus
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Mycological characteristics

gills on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible
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