ID Request, unknown species (ID'd: shrimp of the woods)

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DorkWithTheHair
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ID Request, unknown species (ID'd: shrimp of the woods)

#29702869 - 10/19/26 03:10 PM (2 days, 2 hours ago)

Habitat:
Found in the woods in northern-ish VA near oaks and other hardwoods. Growing along the ground, for the most part, in dense clusters.

Gills:
N/A

Stem:
N/A

Cap:
Globular and spongy, but with a firm, somewhat shiny exterior. Has a texture similar to water-soluble packing peanuts.

Spore print color:
Unknown (print attempt in progress)

Bruising:
N/A

Other information:
Pretty standard fresh mushroom smell, kinda like oyster mushrooms. A massive number of patches spread across maybe 100m or so of walking trail. Most recent weather on the cold side w/ rain w/in the past few days. Ground was still reasonably moist.

Pictured w/ blade of standard butter knife for scale.

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Moria841

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Re: ID Request, unknown species

[Re: DorkWithTheHair]
#29702910 - 10/19/26 04:10 PM (2 days, 1 hour ago)

Entoloma abortivum

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Re: ID Request, unknown species

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#29702968 - 10/19/26 05:30 PM (2 days, 7 minutes ago)

Ooh, shrimp of the woods, thankee! Might go back there at some point, then. The place was lousy w/ em, lol.

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