bobby b Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 PGH PA. Lots of rain. Small, without a partial veil, the stem outer cover having the habit of splitting, growing in grass/some mulch under white pine, medium brown spore print, mild taste. Thinking A. sororia. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MushroomGuru Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Looks like a Laccaria, which I could not say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I don't think they're Laccaria. Agrocybe is a possibility, but their caps tend to be dry. They also tend to be more uniformly brown, and most species grow in the spring/early summer usually. Edit: Looking at the key on MushroomExpert.com, it goes to A. sororia. Although it doesn't have a description, the key indicates that they have a sticky cap. I'm assuming that the younger specimens don't have a partial veil. I think this is a good guess. It should have a cinnamon brown spore print. I'm not sure if that species sometimes grows in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Yeah, not Laccaria with medium brown spore print. This has been growing for the last week or so, never looking prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Champignons du Quebec does not list a season for Agrocybe sororia. I think A. sororia is probably more likely during Spring. However, some types of early season mushrooms are apt to appear late in the season during a spell of warm weather. Without support of microscopic traits I would not confidently call these Agrocybe sororia; but this looks like a reasonable proposal. Cyclocybe erebia --similar to Agrocybe-- is a Fall species that has a partial veil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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