Howard Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I found these on two halves of a rotting log. Pretty confident they are Gymnopilus, but not sure of the specie. The spores are rusty brown, as can be seen in photo 3. A small taste was bitter. Cap color is similar to G. sapineus, but the ring is persistant, not disappearing, and is dark brown from the spores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systemslib Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I have found laughing gyms once, they had a brighter yellow tint, esp the gills, smell of anise was strong. edit, After looking around pretty sure I found Gymnopilus luteus version of laughing gym as it was smaller, yellow, only three in the clump growing from old log. Definitely one that I never forgot though! It was found in the southern Appalachians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 IMO, there's still a fair amount of confusion about how to describe/ID the robust late summer species of Gymnopilus found in NA (east of the Rockies). Even the reported spore dimensions for the two "species" are fairly similar. in my experience, these types have spore print color closer to orange than to brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 Might be, but ya need a spore print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 I think Gymnopilus spectabils is a good proposal, looking at the size of the mushrooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjb-2020-0006 Alan Rockefeller posted this on Inaturalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 Gymopilus spectabilis and G. subspectabilus are generally expected to be more vividly yellow/orange than the ones seen here. Compare with G. validipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Falcone Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 4 hours ago, bobby b said: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjb-2020-0006 Alan Rockefeller posted this on Inaturalist. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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