Mycophagus Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Can't identify some of these, I'm hoping y'all can help - found in a campground park near a reservoir after a nice week of rain and good temps Pretty sure this is Infundibulicybe geotropa or I. gibba - anyone ever eaten one, there were many in partial fairy rings under young walnut, oak, and ash trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I think this is a species of Lactarius, maybe L. yazooensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I agree. Lactarius. I am not very well versed on them though as I only pick the deliciosus and only occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycophagus Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 No milk when it broke though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Lactarius tend to dry out when they get older so it not uncommon to see a older one that don't weep milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycophagus Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Interesting – there were a number of them, and this large one was chewed to pieces by bugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycophagus Posted September 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 It had a dark orange spore print Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Interesting. Some Lactarius mushrooms have yellow spore print, but off-the-top-of-my-head, I don't know any with orange print. There are Russula mushroosm with orange print (related to Lactarius). This does not look like a Russula. How did you collect the spore print, Mycophagus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycophagus Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Stuck a piece of the cap under a plastic cup with one side propped up to allow for slight air flow. It was on a white sheet of paper. I could be mistaken, I didn't save the paper or take a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Paper absorbs moisture, and the resulting stain on the paper can make a spore print look darker than it actually is. Non porous surface is best... white and black plastic, clear glass like a microscope slide. Some people like to use aluminum foil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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