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Possible Gym Spectabilis
    #11214274 - 10/09/09 10:03 AM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Habitat:
Where does it grow?  Woods, PA, US,.
What does it grow on? Dead wood , Possibly Maple

Gills:
Color yellow to orange depending on age, attached gills

Stem:
Length Varies from 2 inches to 5 inches long, diameter Pencil to sharpie marker size, color Yellow at top fading to brown rust brown at bottom, texture Fibrous, Semi-hollow, Straight to somewhat larger at base

Cap:
Diameter 1 inch to 4 inches, color yellow, texture semi-smooth to smooth ,spherical, convex to concave with age,

Spore print color:
Bright rust orange no doubt


Bruising:
Possibly brown with somewhat bluing hue on mature caps

Other information:
Growing in a large cluster on the base of a dead tree



Thanks in advance for help


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216033 - 10/09/09 02:59 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Can't anyone help with these?
Or do I need more info?


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216042 - 10/09/09 03:01 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

well, ima say they looks like some kind of gymnopilus, possibly spectabilis, and possibly luteus. Is it extremely bitter? try a small taste test


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: TheShroomanizer]
    #11216054 - 10/09/09 03:04 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

something is throwing me off though, something with the stem is wrong, im sure these arent junonius, but a TI could differ. they almost remind me of some kind of armillaria too.


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216060 - 10/09/09 03:05 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Did you take a spore print?

They don't look like Gymnopilus to me for some reason.

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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216061 - 10/09/09 03:06 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

I am obviously not a trusted identifier. But those don't really look like gyms to me. The color is very pale and the caps on 1 and 7 seem off.

It does look like it has/had a partial veil. But the caps aren't scaley.

I guess I'm really just replying to see if I am right and to keep track of the thread.

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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: TheShroomanizer]
    #11216069 - 10/09/09 03:06 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Somewhat bitter and mushroomy. Think I may just toss them. They don't resemble the lutes that I find, But it does tastes about the same


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: TheShroomanizer]
    #11216071 - 10/09/09 03:07 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

^^^
This is one species, right?


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216086 - 10/09/09 03:10 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

well, if they are VERY bitter, and have a rusty orange spore print, then they still could possibly be wierd looking gyms.  Pic #5 is what has me hooked on gyms still...You gota admit, those gills look like spectabilis alot..im kinda lost lol...


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: smaerd]
    #11216094 - 10/09/09 03:12 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

The mature ones are throwing me off a bit also and the smaller fresher caps are lightly scaly looking And they definitely have a veil just not as noticeable as the Luts that I find. Some even have a veil still covering the gills.

In the upper left corner of last pic that is a bluish hue not just shadow. The camera does make it more pronounced though


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: IcelandicSojourn]
    #11216102 - 10/09/09 03:14 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

IcelandicSojourn said:
^^^
This is one species, right?



Yes they are all the same, they were all grouped together


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: TheShroomanizer]
    #11216104 - 10/09/09 03:15 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Actually #5 is what makes me think they're not Gyms.  It's not the typical rusty colored gills and the stem's way off.


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216131 - 10/09/09 03:18 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Can u verify the print is rusty orange? If they were all growing in large clusters, i think ima throw my vote to the fact that those are more than likely Armillaria(long curvy stem) Discoloration, the cap on #1 looks alot like armillaria, i have 1 last question that i have found pretty distinctive to gyms. When they are starting to get older, they produce an oder similar to that of OLD stinky beer.


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: DannyGlick]
    #11216145 - 10/09/09 03:20 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

DannyGlick said:
Did you take a spore print?

They don't look like Gymnopilus to me for some reason.



Yes the spore print is bright rusty orange. Going to try to get a pic


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: TheShroomanizer]
    #11216169 - 10/09/09 03:24 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Thats a picture of a true Gymnopilus Spectabilis, They show similarities, imo.

And this is a spore print of a more mature species.


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216170 - 10/09/09 03:24 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

They didn't turn out very dark but you can see the color



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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216231 - 10/09/09 03:39 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks for the help guys but I'm just going to toss em. Too borderline for me. I just want to add to my personal find list. The Spectabilis has still eluded me :uhoh:


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216284 - 10/09/09 03:49 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

The Spectabilis I've found are in grassy areas or open areas at the base of trees or stumps, growing off of roots.  Near or in suburbia.


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Re: Possible Gym Spectabilis [Re: Time Ed]
    #11216297 - 10/09/09 03:51 PM (14 years, 5 months ago)

They look pretty strange but I think they are Gymnopilus.

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