MushroomDan Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Any ideas? Found these in the same area as the other ID proposal just posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Hi Dan. This looks like a Lepista (Clitocybe) nuda, commonly called "Blewit" https://www.mushroomexpert.com/clitocybe_nuda.html, but there are lookalikes that could potentially be harmful. They are similar in appearance to Cortinarius alboviolaceushttps://mushroomexpert.com/cortinarius_alboviolaceus.html. Some Cortinarius species contain the toxin orellanine, which if eaten destroys human kidneys and liver. A spore print will determine which, since the Blewit will have a pinkish/white print, while the Cortinarius will have a rusty brown print. Another difference is the smell of them. Blewits have a pleasant fragrance, while C. alboviolaceus has a slight radish-like odor. A close look at the stem shown in your photo, it looks like the faint remains of a ring from a partial veil. It seems to be a dark color on the stem of the lower right specimen. It is hard to see, but if the rusty colors on the stipe is from dropped spores, this could be Cortinarius alboviolaceu instead of blewit. I suggest taking a spore print to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MushroomDan Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Thanks! but the mushrooms in the photo grew from a log. Blewits grow only from ground from what I heard. Blewits have pink or purple caps and chubby stalks. I have picked and eated blewits many times before. The fungi in the photo is the first time I found anything that looks like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 These are a species of Hypholoma, probably either H. lateritium or H. capnoides. if correct, spore print will be dark grayish/purplish-brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MushroomDan Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Thanks Dave! I researched further into Hypholoma sp. Apparently the 2 species Dave mentioned are edible. But there is one Hypholoma sulfur tuft that is toxic. Gonna stay away for now, looks like advanced species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Good idea to learn to recognize the Sulfur Tuft (H. fasciculare) before collecting Hyploloma mushrooms for the table. Sulfur Tuft generally does have a reddish brown cap; it's yellow r greenish yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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