Poison pie
Hebeloma crustuliniforme · 大毒滑锈伞
Occasional层腹菌科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap creamy white to pale yellowish brown, sticky when wet
- Gills pale brown, beaded with droplets along the edge when wet
- Smells of radish; grows on the floor of hardwood and conifer forests
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 层腹菌科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 4–10 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Ground in broadleaf woods, often in rows
Easily Confused With
Livid pinkgillLivid pinkgill's gills turn pink with age and it smells of flour; poison pie has pale brown gills, a radish smell and a slimy cap.
Field mushroomField mushroom has a ring and gills that go from pink to dark brown; poison pie has no ring, and its gill edges bead with droplets when moist.Fun Fact
It has a distinct radish smell; when damp, tiny droplets bead along the gill edges, leaving brown spots once they dry.