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Weeping Widow

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

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6 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks António! Glad to help. :)

beautiful,i'll confirm the id,thanks J

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks so much for the ID! :)

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 11 years ago

That is an Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping widow). Beautiful fibrous cap, a cortina, dark spores and when you're lucky you can see guttation droplets on the young gills (hence the name)
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks rat! :)

nice find! I don't know what it is

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Sep 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2012

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