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Pilaterror
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Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^
#26634628 - 04/28/20 03:12 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Habitat:Found growing in a patch of moss on a walking trail in central Alabama. It had one friend with it, but no others.
Gills: Gills appear to be crowded. I am still learning gill identification and the differences between attached, adnexed, etc; I'm not sure how these would be classified. I also noticed these gills seem to be more symmetrical than other mushrooms I have seen, and every other gill is tiny.
Stem: Stem is fibrous and hollow. Pretty sturdy though.
Cap: Cap is convex, dry, and slightly rough.
Spore print color: I know this is important, but I just started the print and was excited to go ahead and post this. Will update when complete.
Bruising: No noticeable bruising.
Other information: Tiny mushroom, only about 1.5 cm tall and wide.

My field conclusion, in the absence of a spore print, was Hypholoma sublateritium, or "Brick cap." I'm working out of a feild guide to mushrooms in the southeast, and their pictures and description mostly match my observation.
Was I close? What do you look for in these photos and description to help you identify it? Any help/advice is appreciated.
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HSapiensAmericanus
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Re: Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^ [Re: Pilaterror]
#26634670 - 04/28/20 03:29 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks like a Russula. Throw it hard at a solid surface to confirm. Post pics of results.
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MpSeph
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What Will It Do If You Throw It At A Hard Surface?
-------------------- Tips For A Beginner Mushroom Hunter https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27146775 One Who Hunts Mushrooms Is A Mushroom Hunter. One Who Eats Them Without Knowing What They Are, Is A Dumb Mushroom Hunter. - Seph
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Psilosadhu



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It's a russula sp. Taste it to check edibility.
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HSapiensAmericanus said: Looks like a Russula. Throw it hard at a solid surface to confirm. Post pics of results.
Hahaha! 🤣
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MpSeph
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Re: Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^ [Re: Psilosadhu]
#26634803 - 04/28/20 04:24 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Went Right Over My Head
-------------------- Tips For A Beginner Mushroom Hunter https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27146775 One Who Hunts Mushrooms Is A Mushroom Hunter. One Who Eats Them Without Knowing What They Are, Is A Dumb Mushroom Hunter. - Seph
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Re: Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^ [Re: MpSeph]
#26634855 - 04/28/20 04:50 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Russula spp. are very brittle and will shatter if thrown at a hard surface
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Doc9151
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Re: Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^ [Re: Moria841]
#26634925 - 04/28/20 05:20 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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It is a Russula, red Russula requires microscopy to determine the species and even then it is extremely difficult.
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  Psilocybe cubensis data collection thread. please help with this project if you hunt wild cubensis. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=26513593&page=0&vc=1#26513593
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Psilosadhu



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Re: Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^ [Re: Moria841]
#26634949 - 04/28/20 05:33 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Moria841 said: Russula spp. are very brittle and will shatter if thrown at a hard surface
I don't think an amanita vaginata would fare any better 😁
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HSapiensAmericanus
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Re: Learning to ID, please help. (Non-Active)o9^ [Re: Moria841]
#26634966 - 04/28/20 05:43 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Psilosadhu said: It's a russula sp. Taste it to check edibility.
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HSapiensAmericanus said: Looks like a Russula. Throw it hard at a solid surface to confirm. Post pics of results.
Hahaha! 🤣
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Moria841 said: Russula spp. are very brittle and will shatter if thrown at a hard surface
Yeah, I shit you not, that’s a real thing. It’s actually pretty amazing how they shatter.
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Doc9151
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another way Russula is easy to id is by running your fingers across the gills and they will break easily into pieces and the short fat white stem with white gills.
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