Howard Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I found these near the edge of a small suburban woods, usually growing in small clusters of two or three. Trees nearby were mostly oak, maple, willow, and elm, with some hickory and walnut. They have distant, subdecurrent gills, with many short gills and cross veins. Caps are deeply depressed, but not funnel-shaped; more umbrella-like. Stipes are hollow and very fibrous. The smell was fragrant and mild and the taste was not distinctive, but pleasant. Flesh is thin and fairly tough, but "crisp" and snaps easily and not fibrillose. Spore print is white. I first thought this might be one of the Hygrocybe genus called "waxcaps", possibly Hygrocybe coccineocrenata, but am leaning more towards Cantharellus tubaeformis, although they do not seem to match some of the criteria for C. tubaeformis. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 It has some features of Armillaria, stem structure, spores, but cap shape and surface is definitely off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MushroomDan Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 looks like one of hundreds of species of smaller chanties. The ridges go right unto the stalk. Looks like a yellow foot chant but the colors are different. I hope some of the seasoned vets can chime in. This is definitely an interesting find. edit*** adding that Cantharellus tubaeformis has a yellow stalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 SVS - Thanks for the input, but I am not sold on the Armillaria suggestion for the reasons you noted. I found this species that is reminiscent of mine: http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Laccaria_laccata.html . Check some of the photos at bottom of the page (very similar). If not this species, I'd bet they are in the Laccaria genus. They were found in an area with many Laccaria ochropurpurea. I found some more today that were a little lighter tan & not so orange in the same small wooded area: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I agree, armillaria is a far stretch. After looking on a larger screen it looks like it may have a false gills (3d from a top, right pic). May be Cantharellus? Cap do look like on a picture but I am not sure about stem and gills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Definitely not armillaria, I am leaning towards wax cap myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Maybe Laccaria. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Yeah bobby, I'm sticking with Laccaria and if not L. laccata var. pallidifolia , then I think some very near relative variety. These are called "Deceivers" because of the variation in color an shape they are found to have. I found this link and these again look like they fit the descriptions: https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/laccaria-laccata.php . This site notes that Laccaria translates to 'lacquer'. These do appear to be lustrous, like lacquer, but not waxy and slippery when wet, like Hygrophoraceae waxcaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Howard said: Yeah bobby, I'm sticking with Laccaria and if not L. laccata var. pallidifolia , then I think some very near relative variety. These are called "Deceivers" because of the variation in color an shape they are found to have. I found this link and these again look like they fit the descriptions: https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/laccaria-laccata.php . This site notes that Laccaria translates to 'lacquer'. These do appear to be lustrous, like lacquer, but not waxy and slippery when wet, like Hygrophoraceae waxcaps. The photo at the bottom of that page is definitely very close to your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Looks like a species of Laccaria to me. Difficult to ID these to exact species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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