Freediver420 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 I have these mushrooms that come up in my property in central fla. they grow after any rainfall around the ground level stumps of two old trees. I have no clue the tree species, but they look to be an old oak and a pine. Here are pics of the mushroom last grown. Some grow individually and others come as clumps. And about 7inches across at maturity. I just want to be sure if my kids get ahold of one that they will be ok. Or if I need to remove any young mushrooms to avoid an issue altogether. Thank you for any info that can be given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I think this may be Neolentinus lepideus. In older field guides the genus name is Lentinus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolentinus_lepideus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freediver420 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Thank you. You might be right, as I have not found any other likely ID. I already removed all of them from my land just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 I see... I had forgotten about N. lepideus being the "Train Wrecker". Wikipedia says it's a cause of "wet rot". I have never seen it on wood serving as structural material (except for in photos). There was an old pine stump along my drive home from work. It produced 1-3 fruitings of large mushrooms annually, for 3-4 years running. Haven't seen any mushrooms there since over 2 years ago https://mushroomobserver.org/134868?q=bWug . I also saw what I believe to be either this same --or maybe a related species-- in a burnt pine forest in Idaho, summer 2013. Saw several single-mushroom fruitings on burnt conifer logs/trees https://mushroomobserver.org/142767?q=bWug . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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