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Leucoagaricus melanotrichus
The Agaricaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi and includes the genus Agaricus,
Seen growing from an old log of wood providing an edge to a path under some trees by the Lodge in Tikal National Park.
Spotted on Aug 22, 2013
Submitted on Jan 11, 2014
4 Comments
yes Mark, I agree... a fanstastic ID effort. Could use a few more like that on my many fungi that only have genus ID!!
Thank you so much to TheMiesMeister...
Now that's an ID :-)
Hi pamsai! What a cute littIe beauty! think you might want to check out the genus Leucoagaricus. And if I search the google-pictures, Leucoagaricus melanotrichus seems a perfect fit. Upstanding partial veil, which is darker than the stipe, the dark scaly capsurface, the freestanding white gills. I have added a description from the Dutch scientific identificationserie Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, where even more Leucoagaricus are described. Cheers!
http://books.google.nl/books?id=Ckubw5T_...
thanks to Mushroom Observer for the ID