Bear Lentinus on a rotting log in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2015).
Bear Lentinus (dorsal) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009).
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Joanne Solem
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Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009), a cluster of old fruiting bodies with white spores on dorsal sides.
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Richard Orr
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Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/17/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/17/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus (fruiting bodies, dorsal side and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009).
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Robert Solem
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Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
Bear Lentinus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
Bear Lentinus in Harford Co., Maryland (6/4/2018). (c) Ryan Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/28/2020). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Bear Lentinus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009). Nearly round, minute spines; measured 3.9-4.2 X 2.8-3.2 microns.
Photo by
Robert Solem
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86 Records
Status
Found in clusters on hardwood logs and branches, especially oak and beech.
Description
Fruiting body: Disc darker brown, margin paler; velvety with fibrils, cuticle tough, semicircular to circular, convex to nearly flat, margin inrolled with appressed light hairs, veil remnants; flesh white to pale
brown; definite odor when cut. Gills: Pinky-brown to yellow-tan, serrated, close; radiate from point of attachment. Stalk: None (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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Bear Lentinus on a rotting log in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2015).
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Richard Orr.
Bear Lentinus (dorsal) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009).
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Joanne Solem.
Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009), a cluster of old fruiting bodies with white spores on dorsal sides.
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Richard Orr.
Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/17/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/17/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Bear Lentinus (fruiting bodies, dorsal side and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009).
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Robert Solem.
Bear Lentinus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Bear Lentinus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Bear Lentinus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Bear Lentinus in Harford Co., Maryland (6/4/2018). (c) Ryan Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Bear Lentinus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/28/2020). (c) wearethechampignons, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Matthew Beziat.
Bear Lentinus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Matthew Beziat.
Spores collected from a Bear Lentinus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009). Nearly round, minute spines; measured 3.9-4.2 X 2.8-3.2 microns.
Media by
Robert Solem.
Source: Wikipedia
| Lentinellus ursinus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Auriscalpiaceae |
| Genus: | Lentinellus |
| Species: | L. ursinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lentinellus ursinus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Agaricus ursinus Fr., 1821 | |
Lentinellus ursinus is a species of fungus belonging to the family Auriscalpiaceae.[1]
The caps are 2–10 centimetres (1–4 in) wide,[2] often separated into lobes. They are brown in the center, fading to white at the margin. The spore print is white.[3]
It may require microscopy to distinguish from L. angustifolius. Lookalikes from other genera include Pleurotus ostreatus.[3]
It can be found in North America from October–March on the West Coast and July–October elsewhere.[3]
Like all species in its genus, it is inedible due to its bitterness.[4]
References
[edit]| Lentinellus ursinus | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
- ^ a b "Lentinellus ursinus". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.