Howard Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I was foraging in a small deciduous woodlot in the Milwaukee suburbs and found this mutant mushroom that I think is a Russula amoenolens. It looks like it couldn't decide if it wanted to grow right side up or upside down. The inverted cap did not have a stem, of course, but the gills and the margin appeared to be growing normally, all be it upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamp connection Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Crazy. I found a frog once with an eye in its throat. Kinda reminds me of that but a lot less creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Guy Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Looks like a type of Russula, but I have never seen anything like that before. Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipjargendy Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Awesome. I love oddities like this. Once I saw a sappling growing in a downed rotting tree. This mushroom is much more rare and interesting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 21 hours ago, That_Guy said: Looks like a type of Russula, but I have never seen anything like that before. Nice find! Thanks, all. It was almost not a find at all. My tired old eyes saw what looked, at first, like an acorn cap sitting on top of a mushroom. I almost ignored it, but it seemed too odd that an acorn would land like that, so I took another closer look. Glad I did, it is so unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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