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My identifications are guesses; I can sometimes - but not always - be confident when I have the actual mushroom in my hand.
Urbana, Illinois
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Doesn't look like Boletus, perhaps Cortinarius
A cesaria would not have so many scales; more likely A muscaria
Definitely not a chanterelle; chantrelles do not have true gills
This genus comes in a wide range of colors. David Arora says of G lucidum... "cap varnished ... color variable: dark red to reddish brown, orange-brown, mahogany, or reddish black, but often ochre or yellowish toward the margin."
Could be a young Laetiporus. Add pictures as it gets older if you can!
Was it in a lawn? Under a conifer? At the edge of a forest or other?
Was there a greenish tint to the gills (if so, likely Chlorophyllum)? Otherwise perhaps Macrolepiota rachodes or similar
Not a chanterelle. Was it growing on wood or out of the ground? Did the underside have gill-like ridges or was it a fairly smooth surface with tiny pores?
