Lanhamite Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Found these mushrooms on cottonwood, and they have me stumped. They seem to mature slowly. I first saw them during a wetter time, and the caps were smoother and white in immature specimens. Gills were also white, and turned to mush pretty rapidly after picking them. So these have grown more slowly. The gills are brown and not attached to the stalk, as far as I can see. The spore print is brown (you can see the spore print on top of one of the caps here, and all over my hand...). Also, when it is wetter weather, the caps are smooth. I tried to get pictures of them at various stages of maturity. Some of them show the veil intact. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! All the other mushrooms we've found, we've been able to ID, but not these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 I think these may be Pleurotus dryinus. Spore print color would help. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/pleurotus_dryinus.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanhamite Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Spot print is brown, I would probably call it a cinnamon brown. Gills do not attach to the stem in maturity; either that, or it is a fragile attachment. This one was picked a couple days ago. The gills seem to separate further from the stalk as it dries and ages, but at no point are they decurrent. I don't have a photo of a purposeful spore print but there is a spore print on top of the large mushroom in this photo . I hope that helps. Thanks so very much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Brown spore print. Actually, I wondered a bit about the gills appearing to be a bit tinged. Pholiota destruens looks like a good bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanhamite Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Thank you so much!!! I do think that is it! I've been chasing around, trying to get an ID on this guy for weeks with no luck. Thanks so very much for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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