Hypholoma lateritium
| Hypholoma lateritium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Hypholoma |
| Species: | H. lateritium |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypholoma lateritium (Schaeff.) P. Kumm. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus carneolus Batsch (1783) | |
| Hypholoma lateritium Mycological characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is purple-brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is choice but not recommended | |
Hypholoma lateritium, sometimes called brick cap, chestnut mushroom, cinnamon cap, brick top, red woodlover or kuritake, is a fungal species in the genus Hypholoma, which also contains the poisonous species Hypholoma fasciculare and the edible Hypholoma capnoides. Its fruiting bodies are generally larger than either of these. Hypholoma sublateritium is a synonym.
In Europe this mushroom is often considered inedible or even poisonous, but in the US and Japan it is considered a choice edible. One reason to avoid it in the wild is the possibility of confusion with highly toxic Galerina marginata or Hypholoma fasciculare.
In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia they are found in dense clusters on stumps and roots from October until long after frosts.