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Agaric

Cortinarius sp

Habitat:

backyard

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6 Comments

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 10 years ago

You are totally right, gully.moy! I'm usually more precise on those features, but I guess I've missed this one. Plus the rusty, adnexed gills are not an identification mark for Omphalotus. Therefore Cortinarius seems be the best way to go.

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

Nah, Omphalotus species have broadly decurrent gills (i.e. they run down the stem). Also your species show a cortina - a web like veil between the cap margin and the stem, which isn't present in Omphalotus. You may have guessed, the genus Cortinarius is named after this feature although some other genera including Armillaria can display similar veils.

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 10 years ago

Coudn't it be an atypical Omphalotus olearius (Jack O'Lantern)? See last photo of this site: http://www.hlasek.com/omphalotus_oleariu...
Otherwise Cortinarius could be a good option, gully.moy!

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

I guess it could be Armillaria gallica, a type of honey fungus if it's growing from wood just beneath the ground such as roots, but I think it is more likely a Cortinarius species.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

honey mushroom?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

under camphor tree.

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Concord, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 26, 2014
Submitted on Jan 26, 2014

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