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Entoloma Mushroom

Entoloma vernum

Description:

Cap: 2-5 cm; conical or bell-shaped, with a pointed center, sometimes flattening with age but retaining a central point; smooth or finely silky; dark to light brown or tan; dry or somewhat sticky when fresh. Gills: Attached to the stem at first, but eventually receding from it to appear "free"; almost distant; eventually dark pink. Stem: 2.5-10 cm long; 3-10 mm thick; faintly longitudinally ridged; fragile and easily splitting; colored like the cap or paler; with white basal mycelium. Flesh: Thin; fragile. Spore Print: Pink.

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JC_Forester
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JC_Forester

Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2013
Submitted on Aug 3, 2013

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