JasonS77 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Found these growing in some mulch behind my house. Wondering if these are Reddening Lepiota? Thank you for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 The one thing I don't see that is a good indication of Leucoagaricus americanus (Reddening Lepiota) is the yellow staining on freshly cut flesh flesh in/on the stalk. Otherwise, the mushrooms seen here look like L. americanus. The shape of the stalk --thickest in the lower mid-section and tapered toward the base-- is a fairly distinctive trait for this species. It is possible to confuse this with the toxic "Green-spored Parasol", Chlorophyllum molybdites. Spore print color would settle any such doubt. Also, anyone who wishes to eat mushrooms from any of the species formerly lumped into Lepiota should be aware there are some dangerously toxic species that look somewhat like miniature L. americanus, white cap with darker scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Also, reddening lepiota stains your hand....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonS77 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Thank you for the reply Dave. Do any of the toxic look a likes bruise a red color? Thank you very much Diana. These definitely bruise a red color. The flesh on the cap and stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MushroomDan Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 The most important question is, are these edible??? 🍴🍝🍴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Actually, the most important question is always... what is the ID? Until this is settled, edibility should not be discussed. I'm pretty sure these are Leucoagaricus americanus, but there's still a few details I'd like to see clarified. Jason, did you slice through the stem and then note any staining? Best to make a diagonal slice. Then observe the cut flesh for a few minutes. Chlrophyllum rhacodes stains reddish on the cut stem flesh. This species is considered a decent edible, however some people are apparently allergic to it. There are reports of people getting sick from C. rhacodes (or possibly another species of "Shaggy Parasol"). It is fairly similar in appearance to L. americanus. The two features that best separate L. americanus from the red-staining Chlorophyllum species are the shape of the stalk and the yellow/saffron staining of the freshly cut flesh of L. americanus. A variety of different Amanita species stain reddish-brown (usually very slowly). Some of these species may be toxic. There are s few different species of red-staining Agaricus. I don't know of any of these being toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonS77 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I cut these stem horizontally just beneath the cap. It immediately turned red within a couple of seconds. They have all withered at the moment. The next time they grow, I will make a diagonal cut and observe. Thank you Dave for all the information. I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Interesting. They look like L. americanus but may actually be a species of Chlorophyllum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdaniel Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 Found these and they seem like the ones that you found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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