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Armillaria mellea
Medium-sized mushroom, wide oval rusty-brown to yellow dry cap, often with dark erect hairlike scales. Gills are attached, narrow, whitish to reddish. Stalk is fibrous, whitish to rusty-brown. Veil is partial, persistent, large and membranous.
At bases and near stumps of trees. Usually clustered.
Also known as pidpenky in the Canadian prairies, due to the large presence of Ukrainian descendants.
Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Feb 22, 2013
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