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Fragile Dapperling

Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Description:

A lone, banana yellow mushroom

Habitat:

Growing at the base of a pine tree in a cow pasture. Most of the trees are pine and oak

1 Species ID Suggestions

PucaK
PucaK 8 years ago
Yellow Parasol / Flowerpot Parasol / Yellow Flowerpot Parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (MushroomExpert.Com)


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1 Comment

MichelBeeckman
MichelBeeckman 8 years ago

Leucocoprinus fragilissimus seems a better fit to me, since that species appears outside more often than L. birnbaumii. Also the stipe looks almost transluscent, which is not the case with L. birnbaumii.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 2, 2015
Submitted on Aug 2, 2015

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