Jeff Taylor

Spore print came out ultra white.

Yes, picture #5 was the largest and oldest of about 7 clusters. Im highly allergic to poison ivy, which surrounds these, so i cant easily get a better picture of the old one. I assumed the white was a mold growing upon it with its age, I hadnt considered that it was spores. But that makes sense and the white is only directly under other caps. Useful and new info to me, thanks.

I havent obtained a spore print yet, at least i havent checked since i put on paper a couple hours ago.

I found these growing near an old oak tree in NW Missouri 8-29-19. They smell somewhat fruity but also like an oyster. The stems are attached to the cluster base and the most notable feature that stands out to me are a series of wrinkles clearly defined between the prominent gills. These are yellow with a brown discoloration on the larger specimens along the edge of the cap. Younger, i would say medium sized specimens have a slightly brownish spotty center on cap. These have no orange on them and are fairly dry, not slimy, to the touch. The oldest specimen has a grayish membrane spreading along the cap in places. When i picked a sample, the stem snapped loudly like snapping a green bean and did not easily separate from the cluster. With little effort, the entire cluster could be removed from its substrate. Any ideas would be very helpful. I found these while picking chantrelles.