Fleshy Fungi of New Brunswick >> Hebeloma incarnatulum

Hebeloma incarnatulum A.H. Smith

Picture of Hebeloma incarnatulum

Scattered (many) in leaf litter under Betula papyrifera and B. alleghaniensis, Campobello Island, New Brunswick (25-09-16/05).

Cheilocystidia clavate-ventricose, 42.6-57.5 X 5.1-7.4 X 6.6-10.6 μm (average = 49.8 X 6.4 X 8.0 μm). Basidiospores citriform, finely roughebed, 10.6-12.3 X 5.4-6.4 μm, D/d = 1.80-2.08. Although the base of the stipe is not visible in the photo, it was strongly bulbous. The sketch below was made from fresh fruiting bodies in the field lab.

Drawing of Hebeloma incarnatulum

Photo: D. Malloch (25-09-16/05).