Dictyocephalos attenuatus
Dictyocephalos attenuatus (Peck) Long & Plunkett
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Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Dictyocephalos
Classification from Wikipedia: Dictyocephalos. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Adam J. Searcy. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Adam J. Searcy. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
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View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 2 |
| August | 10 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 15 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 4 records · Foraging rules
- Saskatchewan 2 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 2 records · Foraging rules
- Arizona 1 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 1 records · Foraging rules
- New Mexico 1 records · Foraging rules
Identification traits
| Cap shape | depressed |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gleba |
| Stem features | volva |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Dictyocephalos is a genus of fungi in the family Phelloriniaceae of the order Agaricales. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species Dictyocephalos attenuatus, commonly known as the stalked oddball, which was described by the American botanist Lucien Marcus Underwood in 1901 (as D. curvatus). Dictyocephalos attenuatus is a unique species of mushroom, as it has a gleba like a puffball, but it also has a stipe and a volva, like an Amanita. Starting as an underground "egg", the spore case develops up to 13 cm (5 in) across, round and slightly gelatinous at first then flattens and develops brownish scales. This is situated on the white-to-brownish enlarged end of the stem, which can grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long. It is inedible.
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