gregorybaldi09 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Looking for help identifying these beauties. They are growing on the roots of a recently fallen adult tree. 🤔 1. Tree unkown 2. Mushroom spore print is dark purple/black 3. Brown rusty orange caps 4. Dry conditions so didnt bruise much but appeared to turn slightly black/purple   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 Species of Hypholoma. Possibly H. lateritium (formerly H. sublateritium). But either of H. capnoides or H. fasciculare is also possible (although these mushrooms look to be e bit large for the latter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorybaldi09 Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Dave W said: Species of Hypholoma. Possibly H. lateritium (formerly H. sublateritium). But either of H. capnoides or H. fasciculare is also possible (although these mushrooms look to be e bit large for the latter).  I'd have to agree on that it is most likely Hypholoma Lateritium.  Hypholoma lateritium Identification  Ecology Saprobic; growing in clusters on decaying hardwood logs and stumps; fall; widely distributed in North America but more common east of the Rocky Mountains.  Cap 3-10 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex, nearly flat, or irregular in age; with an incurved margin when young; bald; dry or moist; brick red overall, but paler (pinkish to buff) on the margin, especially when young; the margin sometimes hung with wispy veil fragments.  Gills Attached to the stem; close or crowded; when young covered by a whitish, cortina-like veil; whitish when very young, but soon pale gray to gray, becoming purple-gray to dark purple-brown with maturity; short-gills frequent.  Stem 4-12 cm long; 1-2 cm thick; more or less equal, or twisted and tapering to base due to the clustered growth pattern; bald, or finely hairy near the apex; often featuring an ephemeral or persistent ring zone near the top; yellowish to whitish above, brown to reddish below; sometimes bruising and staining yellow.  Flesh Firm; whitish to yellowish.  Odor and Taste Odor not distinctive; taste mild or slightly bitter.  Chemical Reactions KOH brownish on cap surface.  Spore Print Purple brown.  Hypholoma Lateritium Look-Alikes  Hypholoma Capnoides Is a similar species but grows on conifer wood and has a yellowish-brown to tan to the orangish-brown cap.  Hypholoma Fasciculare Inedible, and poisonous mushroom is also known as sulphur tuft  Source: https://ultimate-mushroom.com/edible/202-hypholoma-lateritium.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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