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Might be a Yellow Amanita, but I am not sure. Conifer forest floor. A fellow member says its either a Boletus Subtomentosus or a yellow cracked bolete. Another member has said this is a young Cortinarius.
conifer woods in Maine.
Spotted on Aug 28, 2008
Submitted on Jun 23, 2011
10 Comments
try Cortinariu traganus ........ colors and habit look the same. I found it in the Falcon Guide to North American Mushroons.
great-looking mushrooms!
As far as fungi go wouldn't one be assisting by spreading spore? Also if you leave an uprooted sample lying there anyone following soon will not need to break another and by the time it's withered other 'fruits' may have appeared.
Also what about the idea of breaking a segment like this...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/845...
Sounds like you'll have to get down even lower and closer nicholas :)
(good spot anyway)
Clive, this was in a National Park.. It would be a great shame to uproot one each time I see it.. what would happen if each visitor did that? The motto of the Park as I said elsewhere is "Tread lightly, leave no trace"..
As is, how certain are you about being a Cortinarius?
looks like Boletes are not that easy to spot!
Ok Gina, I've changed the species to Boletus. Tnx
Nick
Nick, this based on what I am looking at the pics, since I cant see the gills/pores, and this can be still a baby mushrooms, I only have two in my mind. It can be a Yellow crack bolete or lurid bolete this is base on what the stem looks like.
Gina, this also might be a Russula simulans..it has color variations from white to cream to yellow to green.. it grows at NE US, in the woods, on the ground.
i posted a few notes on the item.
Nick
I see this more of a Bolete than amanita, but can you remember if this guys has gills or pores under neat the bonnet?