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Ink cap?


BastedBrew

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My hunting grounds are producing a lot of new mushrooms this year (or I’m getting better at noticing) and I’m not familiar with this one. Larger/older specimens cap size 3.5”. 

These are degrading quickly and are very brittle. Pleasant odor, if a bit spicy. Taking a spore print now. 

Caps are leathery to the touch, gills are fragile. Old ones turning black around the edges.

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I think these may be a species of Lacrymaria http://www.mushroomexpert.com/lacrymaria_velutina.html . If correct the spore print will be very dark, possibly black. Coprinus/Coprinopsis mushrooms --species of Inky Cap-- have black prints. But I don't see any sign of deliquescing (dissolving into "ink") with these. Also, the caps look kinda broad for inkies. Another possibility, genus Psathyrella. These types mostly have dark purple brown --some almost black-- spore prints. Taking a print on a black surface may help bring out any subtle difference between the print color and pure black. 

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5-6 hour print. Almost black to the eye. Second photo edited for vibrancy/saturation with no other modification and shows purple tones. The last photo I tried to backlight to show the print on black. There’s a reddish tone in some light...

i can’t make a decision based on your suggestions. They’re both very close!

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