muchrooms Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 I found these in the forest near Dayton, Ohio. Maybe about 100-200 feet from the river. There were dozens of them on the ground nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 If you cut the cap from the stem and leave it on a piece of tin foil, the gills will drop spores and the color of the print the cap leaves will help with identification. Wild guess- a pluteus of some type though maybe not if they were terrestrial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Sometimes Pluteus mushrooms grow from woody debris mixed into soil, which causes them to appear terrestrial. Spore print color is a good idea here. But, a pink print would correlate with either Pluteus or Entoloma. In the first photo the gills appear to be completely free of the stalk (not meeting the stalk). Pluteus mushrooms have free gills. Entoloma mushrooms sometimes have gills that are attached to the stalk by only a very thin threadlike portion (sinuate attachment). So, determining if the gills are truly free is a key aspect here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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