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Interesting, "Common Macrofungi in Eastern Forests and Their Ecosystem Functions Michael E. Ostry Neil A. Anderson Joseph G. O’Brien" shows brunnescens occuring near tamarack or black spruce, but other sources show it with the associations you suggest.

Thanks for the info, very interesting.

Brunnescens is mycorrhizal with tamarack or black spruce, right?

Rbenn, what program are you using in that screenshot? Very handy.

Could this be a. Brunnescens? I dont know if you have tamaracks or black spruce nearby, it seems like it would be rather far south for either tree.

Maybe t. Pardinum? I'm not very experienced, but I've been told it is helpful to see if gills exude milk, if and how the stem and gills bruise and break. The gill attachment is neat. Do the gills flake or just kind of squash together?

Thank you very much. I was not able to obtain a spore print from the original. I will try for a print if I find one again.

Yellow cap. Growing in clumps on woodchips in massachusetts. Spore appears purplish brown. Cap and stem stain brown when injured. Smells slightly musty. Largest single cap about 2 or 3 cm.

Growing prolifically on woodchips in massachusetts. Faintly musty smell. spore appears orange Hollow stem. Gills appear to stain brown when injured.

Thank you very much for taking the time to explain. I appreciate your help and attention as I try to learn to identify the species growing nearby.

I tried--had to leave it ouside because it smells(dont know about the gym socks odor people describe, but close I suppose, and certainly pungent) it is very damp. Spore looks white to light yellow

Yes, certainly new to them. I have read that about boiling before. I appreciate the advice, esp. regarding alcohol. I know this much: I should never assume I will not have a reaction to a mushroom (or anything i consume) simply because others eat it with no ill effect.

Will do, very wet right now.

Heres an update a few days later. While im not sure it is Hypholoma lateritium, trying to rule out poisonous lookalikes to Hypholoma lateritium. As you suggested, the dark purple spore is clearly visible. Thanks!

So here is an update a few days later. Anyone else think these could be honey mushroom?

I'm not experienced enough to offer any suggestions, but have you tried the bolete filter? https://boletes.wpamushroomclub.org/

Could this be an amanita, or a Tricholoma murrillianum?

So the spores are purple. How much does that help to narrow it down? Id like to rule out poisonous varieties like Hypholoma fasciculare if possible.

Does not appear to stain or exude milk when gills injured. Stem may stain fractionlly darker when bruised Growing in open, 20ft from oak and pine Smells a little like chlorine and a locker room Spore white

Thanks for taking the time to respond. There are many of these near me and I am interested in identifying. I will try to get a spore print.

Could this be Russula adusta?

This was cut. I later broke it horizontally to see how it snapped. It is currently too wet for a spore print. Thanks for response. I am not able to confidently differentiate between Russula and tricholoma.

Could it be Tricholoma transmutans or tricholoma equestre?

Ha! That was a quite a coincidence! You are right about the lighting, the gills are whiter in daylight. Thanks for the response. It is so wet here that im having trouble drying them naturally for a spore print.

Just saw a picture and thought maybe Hypholoma lateritium.