Qualifiers Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I found several big, crowded clumps of these mushrooms growing out of a dead maple tree (next to some late fall oysters) in Vermont. The gills were wavy and forked at the end. Any ideas? Oh – and the caps were VERY sticky/slimy (it rained last night here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualifiers Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Results are in: spore print is white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Looks like Flammulina velutipes, except perhaps for the gills being "forked at the end". Looking at the photo, this gills look this way only along about a 20-30 degree portion of the circumference where the perspective does not allow vision directly down into the gills. I suspect the appearance of "forked gills" is on account of some of the short gills sticking to the longer gills. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/flammulina_velutipes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualifiers Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Thanks, Dave. Upon closer inspection, I realized you're right - the gills are sticking together, not actually forking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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