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Unknown Spotting ( Two Mushrooms )

Description:

I went out into the front yard, and I saw two mushrooms growing in the yard. The color of the cap, was different shades of brown. The color of the stem, was light and medium brown. The top of the cap, was scalloped. Underneath the cap, was the gills. The gills were striated, and medium dark brown in color. The cap was convex in shape. Kingdom: Fungi Mushroom: Any of the various fungi, that produces a fleshy fruiting body, especially one consisting of a stalk, with an umbrella-shaped cap.

Habitat:

Mushrooms grow on vegetable matter. They can grow on living trees, and even other mushrooms, or on decaying trees, soil that is based on decayed trees or plants, or plant matter like straw, which is decomposed or digested. They live all over the place. On forest floors and on trees, or on fields or manure piles, in lawns and gardens, anywhere they can find nutrients and moisture.

Notes:

I went out into the front yard, and I saw two mushrooms growing in the yard. The color of the cap, was different shades of brown. The color of the stem, was light and medium brown. The top of the cap, was scalloped. Underneath the cap, was the gills. The gills were striated, and medium dark brown in color. The cap was convex in shape.

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maplemoth66
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maplemoth66

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 21, 2016
Submitted on Aug 26, 2016

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