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King Stropharia?
    #23704096 - 10/03/16 03:44 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I have been attempting to cultivate King Stropharia beds in my garden, the first mushrooms to pop up that even slightly resemble them do not fully match the description. I have not seen reddish caps or purplish gills but all other characteristics seem to match up. I would appreciate any insight into the safe identification of these beauties.

Habitat:
I inoculated hugelkulture (rotting wood piles covered in soil and debris) beds with King Stropharia spawn last year, and they seem to prefer to fruit underneath my crop plants foliage. Hard to spot, and not preferring as much partial sun as I have heard King Stropharia enjoys.

Gills:
Whitish cream when young, turning more grey as it matures. The gills run into but not down the stem. You can see impressions of the gills running down the stem. Not as purplish as I expected and have seen in pictures.

Stem:
3"-5" tall about an inch wide. Off-white cream colored.

Cap:
From 2-6" wide depending on maturity. I have yet to find a single mushroom even when young that has a reddish cap, the main reason I am asking for a better ID. All mushrooms are a buff brown color, regardless of maturity.

Spore print color:
Blackish.

Bruising:
The only blemish I have witnessed was on the stalk and it just deepened in color, turning brown.

Other information:
Little to no smell. Mainly I am concerned that these mushrooms haven't displayed the expected reddish caps and purplish gills. I have witnessed all other identifying features.

Mushroom #1(veil missing on this specimen):
https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553028236-1003161353a1.jpg

note the strands of mycelium, a supposed distinctive characteristics.
https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553027898-10031613531.jpg

https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553028542-1003161353b1.jpg

note the impressions of gills running down stem
https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553028911-1003161353c1.jpg

https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553029229-1003161353d1.jpg

Mushroom #2:
https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553029553-1003161353e1.jpg

https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553029940-1003161353f1.jpg

https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553030586-1003161354a1.jpg

note the gill impressions on the top of the partial veil, another distinctive characteristic
https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553031239-1003161354c1.jpg

https://files.shroomery.org/files/16-40/553031573-1003161354d1.jpg

I have found a few other handfuls throughout fall but none of them resembled the King Stropharia photos I found online. Any help with the ID is much appreciated.

P.S. Also, I have no idea how to make the photos work on this website, as is apparent above.


Edited by jaredwanders (10/03/16 03:52 PM)


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Re: King Stropharia? [Re: jaredwanders]
    #23704115 - 10/03/16 03:54 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)




Here you go, not sure why those images didn't work right for you.


Edited by Greg (10/03/16 04:10 PM)


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Re: King Stropharia? [Re: jaredwanders]
    #23704215 - 10/03/16 04:27 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

nice wine caps :sunny:

there's lots of natural variations but those are what you think they are

Edit: what the pics I can see are bc I can't see yours


Edited by masspan (10/03/16 04:28 PM)


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