Hebeloma mesophaeum

Hebeloma mesophaeum, commonly known as the veiled hebeloma^[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Like all species of its genus, it might be poisonous and result in severe gastrointestinal upset;^[2] nevertheless, in Mexico this species is eaten and widely marketed.^[3]

Hebeloma mesophaeum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
Genus:	Hebeloma
Species:	H. mesophaeum
Binomial name
Hebeloma mesophaeum (Pers.) Quél.

References

Hebeloma mesophaeum Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or umbonate
	Hymenium is adnate or sinuate
	Stipe is bare or has a cortina
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible or poisonous

1. Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
2. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
3. "Edible species of the fungal genus Hebeloma and two neotropical pines".