Hymenopellis furfuracea


Hymenopellis furfuracea is a species of mushroom found in North America. It grows around dead wood.

Description

The cap is brownish, darker near the center, and wide. The stem is long. The flesh is whitish and the spore print is white.

Similar species

Paraxerula americana is similar.

Distribution and habitat

It is widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains.
It is found growing from the dead wood of hardwood trees, alone or in groups, occasionally on very well-decayed logs and stumps.