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Pluteus pellitus
A few inches across, smooth, soft cap. White with splotches and lines of brown. Pink gills free from the stem.
Forest, growing from a decaying log.
Based on the key from MushroomExpert and information from other sources, I'm identifying it as Pluteus pellitus. Any other thoughts on its ID are certainly welcome. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
Thanks for all your help Ivan! I've updated the spotting and added some other links to the side.
Wow that link did not work, here you go: http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id8681/
You can count David Arora's "Mushrooms Demystified" book as agreeing with the ID, and it came up relatively fast with the few descriptions I got from your photos! I'm assuming there are few other mushrooms that can be mistaken for the one you've found. :)
Thanks, Ivan! I went through Mushroom Expert (http://www.mushroomexpert.com/pluteus.ht...) and ended up with the same ID. I'll check some more sources to try to corroborate it.
I've keyed it out twice and it comes out to Pluteus pellitus, a mushroom that: has pinkish gills in age, occurs on hardwood logs, is often rare, resembles the deadly destroying angels (Amanita ocreata, for example) and is distinguished due to the lack of a ring on the stem and volva sack on the stalk base, occurs in northeast, has a smooth, all-white cap (occassionally there are some with a brown center). It's hard to find more information on it, but that's the best I could manage. Good luck! :)
Spotted on May 24, 2011
Submitted on Dec 25, 2011
