commonly known cap species fungus family found asia europe grows fallen pine spruce trees fruit bodies mushrooms small convex flat reddish brownish caps diameter set atop thin cylindrical stems long base characteristic microscopic feature mushroom sharp thin walled cystidia found stipe gills cap mushrooms described edible small interest fungus releases compounds called suppress growth development fungi derivatives compounds important class agricultural taxonomy species described christian taxonomic history moved genera transferred newly genus giving currently known specific epithet form latin word meaning tough british society recommended common cap english botanist called dark fir cone work english flora description cap initially convex retaining small central developing central depression cap diameter reaches smooth cap changes colour loses moisture shallow radial grooves extending halfway cap colour reddish brownish paler center margin dry colour fades white gills free deeply attachment cap somewhat crowded numbering gills tiers interspersed short gills extend fully cap margin stipe cylindrical stipe measures long thick base root like extends substrate upper stipe yellowish brown lower dark orange brown reddish brown flesh usually bitter taste fruit bodies described edible small interest spore print white spores roughly elliptical tear shaped dimensions basidia spore bearing cells spored measure cheilocystidia cystidia gill edge thin walled plentiful shaped somewhat shaped sharp tip measure pleurocystidia gill face similar shape size cheilocystidia usually numerous cap cuticle club shaped somewhat spherical cells measuring mixed shaped cystidia cap hyphae lack clamp connections similar species similar appearance mushrooms thin sharp cap margins fruit fallen spruce yellow brown reddish yellow cap small grows pine spruce fruits autumn habitat distribution saprobic wood rotting fungus fruits singly small groups fallen partially buried scots pine european black pine spruce coniferous mixed forests found europe asia recorded japan jordan europe fungus usually fruits march june occurrence occasional compounds like isolated identified liquid culture fungus compounds growth certain cells grown standard laboratory method determine based extracts fruit bodies shown study low activity low moderate activity fungi fungus produces natural reported novel compound species found wood rotting fungi like example thought derived acid nature fungus chemical prevent invasion fungi challenge nutrient source works blocking electron transfer stopping binding center complex prevents competing fungus creating energy growth earliest stages life cycle spore stage fungus resistant chemical acid prevent binding sensitivity light high pressures causes rapidly disappear applied surface leaf generally useful agricultural use derived compound commercially available designed overcome limitations world biggest selling commercial developed include
Strobilurus tenacellus