cris plunkett Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I found this in a forest floor of eucalyptus in central California. Cap is about 180 cm across. It has a white spore print. I'm new to mushrooming and couldn't find it in any of the 3 books that I have. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think you mean the cap is 18 cm across. Looks like maybe a species of Hygrophorus. Do I see some bluish staining on the gills and/or broken flesh? The mushroom highest up, left center, third photo down, looks like it has blue staining along the cap margin. The reason why I ask is this looks a little like Hygrophorus caeruleus. If so, then the mushrooms should have a strong unpleasant odor. H. caeruleus is reported as occurring mainly in coniferous forests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I presume that you meant 180 mm across the cap, or else the mushroom in your hand is not the same one. We will probably need a spore print to identify it, possibly taste and odor, too. Oops, I see that Dave W has responded while I was composing my response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 White spore print reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris plunkett Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Thanks so much for the help; first time I've used this forum. Obviously I'm a newbie at this and never was good at my metric system. I looked closer and didn't see any blue staining on the gills and/or broken fleshm; must have just been a reflection in the photo. Smell is definitely just the common store bought agaricus smell (fungal like). It really is a large beautiful muchroom and there are several growing in the same area. I was hoping something this big would be easily identifiable but then again, you can tell I'm still a naive beginner. Thanks again for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Oops, I missed the white spore print, which narrows the search down a bit. The closest thing that I could find is Leucopaxillus albissimus, described in the California Fungi Website at: http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Leucopaxillus_albissimus.html . I'm sure that there are other possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Leucopaxillus is a reasonable proposal. I'd lean toward Hygrophorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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