Pseudocraterellus undulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Hydnaceae
Genus: Pseudocraterellus
Species:
P. undulatus
Binomial name
Pseudocraterellus undulatus
(Pers.) Rauschert
Pseudocraterellus undulatus
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Ridges on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white to yellow
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

Pseudocraterellus undulatus is a species of fungus belonging to the family Hydnaceae.[1] It has the common name sinuous chanterelle.

Synonym:

  • Merulius undulatus Pers., 1801 (basionym)[1]
  • Pseudocraterellus sinuosus (Fr.) Corner, 1958[1]

Description

Pseudocraterellus undulatus is a small funnel shaped mushroom with tough grey flesh.

Cap: 1–5 cm. Starts as convex or depressed but quickly becomes funnel shaped/infundibuliform with irregular edges and wrinkles. Hymenium is wrinkled and branching, greyish-brown in colour with distant spacing and decurrent attachment. Stem: 3–6 cm. Tapers downwards and is often grooved and twisted with adjacent mushrooms fusing together above the base. Spore print: White to pale yellow. Spores: Broadly ellipsoid, smooth, non-amyloid. 9.5–12 x 7–8 μm. Taste: Mild. Smell: Faint and indefinite.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Grows on soil and amongst leaf litter in broad-leaved woods. It is a mycorrhizal species which is especially associated with beech, hazel and oak trees. Can grow as a solitary mushroom or in small groups which may be attached to one another. It is widespread but only occasionally found and may grow from Summer to Autumn.

Edibility

Whilst P. undulatus is regarded as an edible mushroom with a mild taste; it may grow too rarely to justify picking.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Index Fungorum - Names Record: Craterellus sinuosus". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Buczacki, Stefan (2012). Collins fungi guide. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-724290-0. OCLC 793683235.
  3. ↑ "Pseudocraterellus undulatus (Craterellus sinuosus), Sinuous Chanterelle". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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