mistergreen Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 I was walking through the park and found these in mulch where a tree used to be. They're so generic looking it's hard to ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 The free, pink gills point to the genus Pluteus, but I'm not familiar with the species in eastern NA. You could try out the key for Pluteus (40 species) in MushroomExpert.com; or, hopefully, someone from the east will recognize them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDermott Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Look into the Fawn Mushroom, Pluteus cervinus. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistergreen Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Thanks. I think it is P. cervinus. It smells a bit like radish. They all dried out except 2 by the time I got back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 I agree, a species of Pluteus. The free gills are a good indicator. Maybe P. cervinus, as has been suggested. P. petasatus is another possibility for the species. Pluteus mushroom shave pink spore prints. There are species of Entoloma that have gills that turn form white to pink, and the gills may seem to be free of the stalk. Some Entoloma species feature sinuate gill attachment, that is, the gills are not truly free of the stalk. Instead, the gills attach to the stalk very thinly, sometimes by a threadlike extension of the gill. Entolomas are pink-spored mushrooms that are mostly poisonous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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