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Gymnopilus junonius/spectabilis?


Howard

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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