Texas Wildbuds

Delicatula integrella

(Veined Bonnet Mushroom)

Delicatula integrella, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5751

Delicatula integrella, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5752

Scientific Name	Delicatula integrella	USDA PLANTS Symbol	N/A
Common Name	Veined Bonnet Mushroom	ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.	N/A
Family	Tricholomataceae	SEINet Reference	N/A
Description	Habitat: Damp mossy woodlands; found on decaying hardwood and attached to the stems of decaying plants in bogs and marshes. Cap: Small, delicate, flowery-looking mushroom, pure white when young, becoming yellowish when old; 1/8 to 3/8-inch across; initially ovoid, becoming bell shaped with a flat or depressed central region; smooth but with fine veil fragments when young; translucent and striate except for a central opaque "eye"; delicate cap flesh. Gills: Pure white, vein-like, very widely spaced, irregularly wavy, often forked and with small cross-veins; usually terminating before reaching the cap rim. Stem: White, smooth, translucent to opaque; cylindrical with a bulbous base, 1/5 to 1 inch long; no stem ring. Fruiting Period: Spring to fall. References: First Nature, Picture Mushroom, Texas Mushrooms and iNaturalist.		Texas Status: Native

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