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jc2005
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Liberty Caps England

#4541515 - 08/16/05 09:46 AM (12 years, 5 days ago)

Hi Just found these on my local park. Any1 care to identify? Cheers.

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koraks

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Re: Liberty Caps England

[Re: jc2005]
#4541608 - 08/16/05 10:41 AM (12 years, 5 days ago)

Definitely not liberty caps. Looks like conocybe lactea to me.

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ivi

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Re: Liberty Caps England

[Re: koraks]
#4541646 - 08/16/05 10:52 AM (12 years, 4 days ago)

Yes, those are Conocybe lactea a.k.a. white dunce caps. Quite common in lawns at this time of year. Inactive. They actually contain phallotoxins in small quantities. C. lactea is the first fungus outside of the genus Amanita in which phallotoxins have been detected.

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