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Desert Inkcap

Montagnea arenaria

Description:

Desert Inkcap fungi sprouting up from a dry area in the Rio Grande riverbed, spotted in Big Bend National Park, TX.

Habitat:

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Desert Inkcap
Montagnea arenaria Big Bend National Park, US, TX · iNaturalist


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1 Comment

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero a year ago

I'm not at all good with mushroom ID, however from the location and the black crusty edge when it is dry this looks like the most likely candidate. On the reference page in the suggestion click on the Desert Inkcap for info and pics.

SargonR
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SargonR

Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas, United States

Spotted on Jul 19, 2022
Submitted on Jul 19, 2022

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