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Leucocoprinus species
approx. 2 inches tall, very white scaly cap
spotted in recently cleared wooded area
Spotted on May 12, 2013
Submitted on May 16, 2013
6 Comments
Thank you, gully.moy
Leucocoprinus species
Beautiful capture!
Thanks, Leuba. That possibility hadn't occured to me, but now that you mention it...
here's one of those....
http://photos.rnr.id.au/2007/05/18/Amani...
Fantastic spotting Nancy ! I believe there are some distorted forms of the well known fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) that look like your spotting. Would be good to know what a mycologist would say.