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Mushroom

Description:

It is a very pink mushroom! We took that picture when we were taking our dog for a walk.

Habitat:

Woods.

Notes:

Our dog almost ate the mushroom! " YUCK!"

3 Species ID Suggestions

Rosy Gomphidius (mature)
Gomphidius subroseus
shebebusynow
shebebusynow 12 years ago
Russula sp.
The sickener
Russula emetica Russula emetica


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3 Comments

gully.moy
gully.moy 11 years ago

Yes, it is a Russula

sugarshack
sugarshack 12 years ago

Thanks for the information and the comments!

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

the Gomphidius subroseus has a yellow colorations at the stem, i would rather agree with the suggestion from shebebusynow. think it resembles a very beautiful specimen from russula luteotacta or some similiar species from your region.

sugarshack
Spotted by
sugarshack

Maine, USA

Spotted on Oct 27, 2011
Submitted on Oct 27, 2011

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