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Leper
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Last Vague ID request, I Promise!
#18972907 - 10/13/13 04:34 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Habitat: Where does it grow? Woods, on the ground near and on moss. Gills: Pinkish Red, not attached, gills
Stem: 12cm length, 2cm diameter, Brownish, lines running up and down mostly straight, solid, thick,
Cap: 8cm, light brown, smooth, concave depressing in center with age, not conical when young.
Spore print color: Appears to be white, but I'm waiting for them to drop. I have a small amount on aluminum foil that appear white.
Bruising: slightly darker brown.
Other information: Smell mild, haven't done a taste test. Found in upstate south carolina. Pictures:





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Edited by Leper (10/13/13 05:07 PM)
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18972964 - 10/13/13 04:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My money is on a Laccaria species.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Lhun]
#18973125 - 10/13/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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They're very reluctant to drop any spores for me!
 I want to see some jet black spores that scream AGARICUS ANDREWII. :P Wishful thinking, probably...
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973139 - 10/13/13 05:22 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Laccaria have white spores, you weren't by chance trying to get a print on white paper? That might be why it seemed so reluctant to drop anything.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Lhun]
#18973158 - 10/13/13 05:27 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nope, first try was on aluminum foil, now I've moved to clear plastic
 Anything better suited for the task? I'm a noob at anything not cubensis. Actually, I'm a cubensis noob too.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973192 - 10/13/13 05:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Clear plastic and foil are both good choices. Your mushroom is being stubborn.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973201 - 10/13/13 05:37 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Lhun]
#18973202 - 10/13/13 05:37 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'll just entertain myself with fungi documentaries on youtube until I have a clear sporeprint, hopefully I can get an ID on this. I won't be able to hunt until I get an orange jacket, it's deer season around here and I don't fancy being shot. :/
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973207 - 10/13/13 05:38 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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EDIT: Ohh, found some info on it, mediocre edible, so maybe worth saving for a stew, I'll confirm a white spore print for Laccaria ochropurpurea, to make sure it isn't a cortinarius.
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Edited by Leper (10/13/13 05:43 PM)
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973247 - 10/13/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It is edible, but the stem is probably a bit tough. Usually people just fry up the caps.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973254 - 10/13/13 05:49 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ah! Thanks so much for the ID Lhun and Alan! Any good places to start searching for information on mycology as a hobby? I was looking for books on amazon.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973269 - 10/13/13 05:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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This forum, mushroomexpert.com and mushroomobserver.org are good resources. Since you are in the usa, the keys on mushroomexpert will work well unless it is a psilocybin mushroom.
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Re: Last Vague ID request, I Promise! [Re: Leper]
#18973282 - 10/13/13 05:54 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thank you! South Carolina isn't too friendly to many psilocybin mushroom hunters, at least up here in the upstate, so I'll stick to hunting for other specimens! (:
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