Sunny_0ne Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I found this mushroom today growing on a rotted stick on the ground in deep mixed woods. (NW GA) All of my mushroom books are stowed in the camper so I've been trying to identify this one on the net. It was a very small mushroom, maybe 1-1/2 inches across the cap. I didn't see a ring. The gills turned gray after being inside the house for several hours. I've been unable to get a spore print. I'm guessing it is probably a cortinarius but since I can't get a spore print, I can't be sure. A drop of ammonia on the cap has no color change. A drop on the cap's flesh turns it gray. (Thanks for suggesting that test, jmw.) Sorry this is a bit fuzzy. Right after picking Cross section Gills darkened after mushroom brought inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmw Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Take a look at Laccaria amethystea or Cortinarius iodes. Not sure but it could be one of these two. My vote right now would be on C. iodes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyflyfsh Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's a Cortinarius...you can see the cortina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I noticed there was kind of spider web looking stuff around the edges of the gills. It's a lot more visible in the higher resolution version of that photo. I checked out C. iodes. It looks like that's it. Thanks to you, jmw and ladyflyfsh, for helping me discover this cute little guy's name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Just thought I'd add an update. I found a mature specimen a few feet from where I found the small one the other day. It did have a rusty brown spore print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Theer is a southern NA species that looks just like Cortinarius iodes, except it isn't . The name is Cortinarius iodiodes (not kidding), which means "looks like Cortinarius iodes." The difference between the two species is strictly academic. I'd bet $20 on the ones in this thread being C. iodes or C. iodiodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_0ne Posted August 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 I was feeling SO smart... thinking I had this one DEFINITELY pinned to Cortinarius iodes. Then the "looks like Cortinarius iodes" imposter popped up! Maddening... but I love it! But I'm really glad I'm just a hobbyist whose livelihood doesn't depend on getting it 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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