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Gymnopilus junonius, I guess.
    #7623109 - 11/11/07 06:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I found this in Monterey Bay, CA (north-Central CA coast)about a quarter mile from the ocean.  It was growing under pine.











Habitat: It was pushing up from the thick pine mat.  It very well may have been growing from underground wood.

Gills: Orange, adnate.

Stem: Thick, white, bulbous and solid.

Cap: Brown, with tiny brown fibrils.

Bruising: none observed.

Annulus: prominent and sturdy. 

Spore color: Orange, judging from the stains on the stem and annulus.

Taste: very bitter.

Smell: pleasant and fruity.

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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: scout24]
    #7623159 - 11/11/07 07:08 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

sounds like gymnopolis junonius to me. That thing is huge though. Maybe it's g. spectabilis. I mean damn is that huge. Amazing find. What kind of orange was the print? a more rusty orange would you say?

There looks like there might be a small amount of bluing on the stipe. It's probably just lighting though. You be the judge seeing as you have the mushroom in your possession. Even so, the gym should bruise a greenish color rather than a blue.

Here it is circled...


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: Drewwyann]
    #7623538 - 11/11/07 08:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

junonius = spectabilis, AFAIK. I think they changed the name to junonious fairly recently.


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: Drewwyann]
    #7623544 - 11/11/07 08:55 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

hello is more likely to be a cortinarius, a real big one , for sure.
i did not notice any bluing greenish as in gym, but maybe you can say something, or you can open specimen in two to see the gills and any bruising .also is very rare to find spectabilis in the ground there are more likely is a log to open sigh not buried as luteofolius,or purpuratus.
all my best .


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: cactu]
    #7623615 - 11/11/07 09:14 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

For better or worse, the pictures are the best documentation there is - I did not keep the specimen.  I was in a State park, and we were told not to pick anything - including mushrooms.  Obviously, I broke the rules by digging it up, but I wasn't prepared to lug this thing out of the park past the rangers.  :shrug:

Unfortunately, I'm not certain what it was growing on.  There was a lot of rotting wood about, but it was pushing up through the needle litter.   

I noticed no bruising, but I didn't try to induce bruising near the base and I only handled it a short time.  It certainly did not bruise with time on the cap, because it been scarred well before I found it and there was nothing. 

Whatever it was, it was a cool mushroom to stumble upon.  :smile::thumbup:


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: scout24]
    #7623633 - 11/11/07 09:18 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

beautiful one for sure , and thank for breaking the rules and share.


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: cactu]
    #7624960 - 11/12/07 09:41 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

that does appear to look like a gymn, not to say it is or anything. but its definitely not active, and it doesnt appear to be growing on wood so its probably a mutated cortinarius like cactu mentioned.


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: EdSloan]
    #7625040 - 11/12/07 10:10 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)



good golly mc moeseph thats a luscious gym you got there:runaway:


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: scout24]
    #7626330 - 11/12/07 03:37 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I think the smell and taste combined with all other info given point to gym...state park rules are why we should all make sure to bring a backpack/paper towels on our journeys no? :smile:


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Re: Gymnopilus junonius, I guess. [Re: Dishez]
    #7627344 - 11/12/07 06:59 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

edit: Nevermind.


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