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Found on grass in the shade of a hedge

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8 Comments

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 8 years ago

Thank you for your effort of making extra photos, Max :) Much appreciated! And these photos confirm my suggestion: lack of annulus, a dark velvety stipe and yellowish gills that are not too crowded. This is a Flammulina species. I'm not familiar with New Zealand species of this genus, though, so you might want to ask local mycologists for more information on that.

Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 8 years ago

Photos updated for you both. Underside and aged mushrooms

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 8 years ago

That would be great, Max Gallagher!

Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 8 years ago

I will try and get a photo of the underside later in the week

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 8 years ago

I'd love to see the underside, for I predict it lacks an annulus (ring around the stipe) and has a velvety stipe. Based on what I see from the photos, I believe the pileipellis (cap cuticle) seems too smooth and rather hygrophanous (cells are able to soak up water, changing the cap colour with different levels of humidity, as seen on the edge of some caps). Therefore I think this to be Flammulina spec, rather than Armillaria spec.

Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 8 years ago

I will look into it

Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 8 years ago

Thanks António!

Nice find Max,i think it's a Armillaria species, https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j...

Max Gallagher
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Max Gallagher

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted on May 20, 2015
Submitted on May 7, 2015

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