BastedBrew Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastedBrew Posted September 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 I would say almost definitely not an ink cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 I think these are Lacrymaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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