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Jack-o'-Lantern mushrooms

Omphalotus olearius

Description:

Small, wrinkled caps.

Habitat:

Forest, growing in leaf litter.

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Jack-o-lantern
Omphalotus olearius


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2 Comments

natetilldawn69er
natetilldawn69er 11 years ago

its a wild chanterelle, fungi , cantherellus cibarius, very edible

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

The pictures I found looked similar, so I'll put that name up for now; I'm still learning about mushroom identification. Thanks!

Latimeria
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Latimeria

Ohio, USA

Spotted on Jul 1, 2010
Submitted on Feb 16, 2011

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