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Limacella illinita
The cap had approximately 5cm radius, round becoming convex then wide or with a broad umbo, the margin hanging with slimy veil remnants. It is white or cream in color. It feels smooth and sticky or slimy. The gills are free, non-waxy, close, broad and white in color. The stem was 7 cm long, fleshy and soft. White in color, it is also sticky and slimy. It is a mushroom in the genus Limacella, in the family Amanitaceae
Found in an open pine-trees and Holm oak forest.
Camera Model: NIKON D300 Exposure Time: 1/60 sec., f/8 ISO 1 EV below 200 Focal Length: 90.0 mm Objective lens: Tamron SP 90 AF f/2.8 72E. Flash fired
Spotted on Jan 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 19, 2012
2 Comments
Yes, I wonder if the reason to have so much slime is to kill little flies and have an extra of nitrogen on the ground around
With a bonus fly!