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invitro


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Hawaii Mushroom Identification, round 3
#19274654 - 12/14/13 12:55 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hello all, and a big thanks to those who've helped me identify mushrooms in the past. I've found some terrific edibles recently. I went to a neighbor's property and he has several kinds of mushrooms he would like help with as they are coming up in numbers now.
I have 3 different kinds to Identify, they all grow in the woods in the shade. All three have gills and there is no bruising on any of them. In the first pic, the stipe was strongly attached, the gills are dark brown with perhaps a hint of burgundy. The gills are adnexed, or thinly attached. There is little odor. The stalk is hollow, the inner flesh is a pale yellow/white (the yellow may be because of oxidation as I cut it open 12 hours after picking). The inner flesh of the cap is white.
I have started to make print off all three but they are not ready yet.
 
The next two mushrooms are in one picture but they are different from each other. The mushroom on the left is small and does not get much bigger.
The one on the left has white free gills and the cap is dry with miniscule brown warts. The stem is very tough and cannot be crushed between the fingers except with intense pressure. The stem and cap flesh are white. The stem was hollow.
The mushroom on the right is immature and the cap can be around 5" in diameter when mature, has light burgundy free gills and the cap is dry and smooth. It has a noticable "plateu" on the umbo which remains even when mature. The stem and cap flesh are white.
 
Thanks so much for your help!!
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Hawaii Mushroom Identification, round 3 [Re: invitro]
#19274663 - 12/14/13 12:57 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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1) Agaricus 2) Leucoagaricus 3) Agaricus
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maynardjameskeenan
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That's a cool looking Agaricus!
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invitro


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Re: Hawaii Mushroom Identification, round 3 [Re: invitro]
#19279313 - 12/15/13 12:59 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Upadte on spore prints: The mushroom in pic 1 gave chocolate brown spores, the other two would not give a spore print.
Is it normal for a mushroom not give a print if the cap has only just begun to break it's veil?
Anyone have a clue as to what species I'm dealing with in pic 1?
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Hawaii Mushroom Identification, round 3 [Re: invitro]
#19280076 - 12/15/13 04:24 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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1 and 3 will drop brown prints, 2 a white print. However mushrooms only make prints when they are producing spores, they don't work if the mushroom is too young or too old.
I am not sure which species of Agaricus they have in Hawaii. There are a couple books on Hawaiian mushrooms, which you should probably consider getting.
One important thing to check in Agaricus is the odor, the poisonous ones smell like ink, especially if you scratch them to break the cells. Also check for any yellow or red staining where you scratch it.
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