Staveshaver Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 If so, are they worth eating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I think these are Entoloma abortivum, the "Aborted Entoloma" mushroom. Are there also whitish blobs nearby on the ground? If so --and I think I may see some in the photos-- then the blobs are deformed Armillaria mushrooms... parasitized by the Entoloma fungus which also produces the (healthy) grayish mushrooms. Entoloma abortivum and Clitopilus prunulus (Sweetbread) are easily confused. Each type has decurrent gills, a pink spore print, and the odor of each is similar to the other. Sweetbread Mushrooms tend to be white-capped, and E. abortivum tends to have a grayish cap. Viewing the spores at 400x with a microscope would settle any doubt. Entolomas have distinctively angular spores. Entomola abortivum is one of very few Entoloma species that's edible. Most Entolomas are toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staveshaver Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thanks Dave! Yes, they must be Aborted Entoloma. There were whitish blobs around and the mushrooms were definitely grey. More grey than the pictures show. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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