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Pluteus cervinus
Cap; High convex; brown; largest, ca. 2.5-3 inches diameter; glossy; dry. Gills. White; not attached to the stem; crowded. Stem. White; largest, 3-4 inches long; ca, 3/8-1/2 inches diameter; slightly tapered from base to apex.
Growing in the shade of oak trees on a bale of wheat straw placed in a roadside ditch to prevent water erosion.
These mushrooms were immature. The caps will become flat and the gills will turn flesh pink when mature.
Spotted on Nov 4, 2015
Submitted on Nov 8, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks. These were particularly beautiful specimens.
Another lovely spotting with great information. Thanks PucaK.