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San Diego Mushrooms - Hoping to ID


Myoscopy01

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Habitat:

San Diego, found growing clustered on grass/wood chips. There has been a decent amount of rain in San Diego the last several days.

 

Gills:

The gills are dark brown to grey. The gills are not tightly compact.

 

Stem:

The stems are approx. 4 cm long and 0.5 cm wide. Has a cream color with orangeish brown (rust) tint.

 

Cap:

The caps are 2-4 cm wide with conical top. Color is rush orange/cream colored. 

 

Spore print color:

Unable to collect a spore print so far. Will update if I have any luck.

 

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I think these mushrooms represent one of the species in the Agrocybe praecox group  http://www.mushroomexpert.com/agrocybe_praecox.html . This type mushroom grows in, wood chips, mulch, grassy areas, and sometimes near woody debris. 

Another possibility is Leratiomyces percevalii https://www.mushroomexpert.com/leratiomyces_percevalii.html . This is a West Coast species that also grows in wood chips or grassy areas. But, the gills don't look right for this species; ie. gills too broad, wrong shade of brown, spacing too wide. 

Spore print color would be useful here. If it's cigar-brown then Agrocybe. If it's very dark purplish/blackish-brown, then Leratiomyces. Spore shapes for the two types mentioned are similar, except L. percevalii has larger spores. 

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