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ID Request please - 5 species with pics
#23710312 - 10/05/16 03:26 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hello gang, new member here and was hoping to get some help with a possible ID on 5 different species found near my home.
All were found in the same general area in southern Michigan after 3 continuous rainy nights. As a beginner I don't feel qualified to provide much in the way of technical descriptions so will note below anything that isn't evident from the pictures.

#1 Approx 2-3" tall, found growing a few feet from each other, uniform off-white color all over with no markings, smell has a somewhat odd, almost chemical type odor, sporeprint is white.
#2 Fairly large (spoon for perspective), approx 7-8" tall, found growing by itself with no others anywhere to be seen. No smell, top surface has a glossy sheen even when dry and isn't wet/slimy. Heavy sporeprint, cream colored.
#3 Approx 4-5" tall (the larger sample), was growing in a compact clump of many others, otherwise as pictured. Wasn't able to get a sporeprint.
#4 Height varies from 2"-5", all found within a few feet of each other but not in a clump. Smell is mild but a bit unusual (hard to describe but not typical mushroom smell). Sporeprint is dark reddish-brown.
#5 Large group of 60+ mushrooms all growing under pine trees, height varies but many rather large (8"+), those in sunlight are faded in color. These seem to come up in the same place year-after-year practically every time it rains for a few days and I've always assumed they were Amanita Muscaria but thought I'd ask the pros here.
FYI other than #5, all came from a very lush, well cared for lawn and appeared to be growing directly out of the grass/ground (no wood/dung) and none showed any evident bruising discoloration.
Thanks in advance for your assistance!
Edited by 360degreecircle (10/05/16 03:27 PM)
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jakefake



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1) Amanita virosa 2) Inocybe? 3) Armillaria tabescens 4) May be also armillaria? 5) Amanita muscaria
Wait for a TI.
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360degreecircle
Renaissance Man

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Re: ID Request please - 5 species with pics [Re: jakefake]
#23710436 - 10/05/16 04:23 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Appreciate the input, for what it's worth 3 & 4 seem distinctly different. #3 has a sort of champagne glass shape with orange gills and no sporeprint (or white) while #4 is the classic rounded mushroom shape with brown gills and a dark brown sporeprint. #3 is also larger than #4 and was found in clumps whereas #4 were growing independent from each other.
Thanks again for the response!
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360degreecircle
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Re: ID Request please - 5 species with pics [Re: jakefake]
#23710513 - 10/05/16 04:50 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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#1 I suspected this was a killer, have always heard never eat an all white mushroom ....on a side note my google search pulled up an interesting result about a fellow who accidentally cooked & ate 3 A. Virosa and lived to blog about it!
https://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/2006/11/22/i-survived-the-destroying-angel/
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doctorghosty
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How is someone smart enough to get into Cornell but dumb enough to confuse Amanita for ink caps? They aren't even remotely close
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360degreecircle
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Re: ID Request please - 5 species with pics [Re: doctorghosty]
#23711153 - 10/05/16 07:40 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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doctorghosty said: How is someone smart enough to get into Cornell but dumb enough to confuse Amanita for ink caps? They aren't even remotely close
Coincidentally enough, I actually had one more specimen to id in this post but ended up leaving it off. Why? As an ultra-noob at this, it was the only one I felt confident enough id-ing on my own ...an ink cap!
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