Appearance
Ecology: Saprobic on decaying conifer wood; growing alone or scattered; summer and fall; widely distributed in North America. The illustrated and described collection is from Arkansas.Cap: 4-7 cm across; convex at first, becoming broadly convex or nearly flat--but often featuring a broad central bump; dark blackish brown to nearly black; with pressed-down, streaked fibers and often, over the center, small and inconspicuous scales.
Gills: Free from the stem; close; whitish at first, becoming pink; short-gills frequent; with dark brown or nearly black edges from the margin to the stem.
Stem: 4-7 cm long; up to 1 cm thick; with a slightly swollen base; dark brown; longitudinally fibrillose.
Flesh: Whitish; unchanging when sliced.
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