Bear Lentinellus

Lentinellus ursinus

Lentinellus ursinus is a white rot, wood decaying, lamellate agaric in the family Auriscalpiaceae.
Bear Paws - Lentinellus ursinus Habitat: Growing on hardwood; mixed forest
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Appearance

Ecology: Saprobic; growing in groups or in shelf-like clusters on the wood of hardwoods (and, very rarely, the wood of conifers); summer and fall; widely distributed in North America.

Cap: Up to 10 cm across; kidney-shaped to roughly semicircular; broadly convex, becoming flat or depressed; minutely hairy or velvety, at least over the inner 1/3; brown, cinnamon brown, or pale; the margin inrolled.

Gills: Close or nearly distant; the edges distinctively saw-toothed; whitish to pinkish.

Stem: Absent.

Flesh: Pale.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyAuriscalpiaceae
GenusLentinellus
SpeciesLentinellus ursinus