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Liver-brown mushroom with white scales. The entire cluster (three caps) measured about 14 cm in width. Spotted this specimen during a hike through the Sugarite Canyon State Park in moistened soils in a grassy montane area. I would really appreciate any suggestions. The white "scabs" lead me to believe this is an agaric species, but which I do not know. I'd love some help mushroom lovers!
This specimen was found within a Ponderosa Pine dominated forest at in a grassy area at around 2100 m.
This forested area is located within the Sugarite Canyon State Park which had suffered major devastation from the 2011 track fire. The fire burned massive amounts of trees and ground vegetation which forced the park to close for several months. The severity of the track fire is still seen today. Approximately 27,000 acres of surrounding land was burned, fish populations were completely decimated in the park's lakes and rivers due to massive amounts of ash. It has since recovered quite a bit and is full of green life; though signs of massive amounts of burned and felled Ponderosa Pines still haunts the area. Despite the obvious destruction I thoroughly enjoyed my time hiking through the park's mountains and was very impressed with abundant presence of flora and fauna.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2015
Submitted on Jun 16, 2015
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