ShroomDoom Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 These were found growing all over southern Nevada. Usually in lawns around trees. Can anyone id please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Not anything I recognize from my neck of the woods. But showing the white spore print provides some good info; it eliminates many possible ID proposals. My guess is these represent a species of Clitocybe. Here's a species that's reported as common in western NA http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clitocybe_gigantea.html Here's another suggestion http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clitocybe_nebularis.html One thing that bothers me about proposing these species of large whitish/grayish Clitocybes is the gill attachment. Photos seem to show gills that are not tapered/decurrent, but rather subdecurrent with an abrupt margin. Leucopaxillus seems like another possibility for the genus. Any unusual odor? Does the layer of gills easily peel away from the rest of the cap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShroomDoom Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks for the reply Dave. I believe you might be correct about them being clitocybe. The article described these almost to the T. Although the pictures I saw looked slightly different. The odor was pungent, foul I guess you would say. The gills do not separate easily from the cap. And they definitely were hard to pick, without them crumbling in my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 They look to be post-mature specimens, which may account for the crumbly texture. This could also account for the color being darker than in a fresher specimen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShroomDoom Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Definitely post - mature. They were also showing signs of mold at the bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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