Dave from tn. Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 (edited) I’m still uncertain about these. They smell a little fruity and taste the same as they smell. Spore print test didn’t work must’ve hurt it in my pocket. They were growing out of the ground in a hard wood forest. I have seen this species quite frequently here in Tennessee this winter. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Edited February 11 by Dave from tn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave W Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 There appears to be material deposited on the stipe of the one mushroom. This is interesting because the mushrooms look very much like a species of Entoloma... except there are no Entoloma mushrooms that have partial veil (covering over the gills that sometimes forms a "ring" on the stalk). So, I'm wondering if what I'm seeing on the stipe is from a partial veil, as opposed to perhaps some splitting apart of the context that comprised the stalk. Were these observed recently? There are a few species of Entoloma that continue to fruit even after the weather starts to turn cold. There's a particular species that fruits in spring https://mushroomobserver.org/65791?q=1ccBQ . Spore print color for Entoloma mushrooms are always some shade of tannish-to-salmon pinkish. Using a microscope to see the spores (400x magnification) is the way to determine with certainty that the mushroom represents genus Entoloma (or any of a few other closely related genera housed in Family Entolomataceae). Nice photos! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave from tn. Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 I definitely see the resemblance! Maybe if they were more mature we could identify them a little better. I have seen them before. The stipe or scales are throwing me off. I added another close - up pic. I don’t know if the leaves I pulled off from around them had anything to do with it. I couldn’t get a spore print from it for some reason. Thx Dave!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave W Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 My guess is the ornamentation on the stalks is not due to a partial veil. These really look like Entoloma to me, maybe E. vernum or something close to this species (the name may actually refer to a group of closely related species). There are no species in family Entolomataceae that have partial veil (that I know of). If there were leaves stuck to the stalks then removing the debris may have caused the surface to tear. But I also have another potential explanation. Many Entoloma mushrooms occur with copious whitish mycelium coating the bases of the stalks. I think it's possible for the expanding caps to grab/drag some of the mycelium up the stalks. A few of the photos seen in the following link appear to support this idea. https://www.mycoquebec.org/bas.php?trie=E&l=l&nom=Entoloma vernum / Entolome printanier&tag=Entoloma vernum&gro=19 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave from tn. Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 Wow good work! I checked that website. I would lean more to that being correct. Thx and hopefully we can confirm when I see them a little more matured.🍄 ✌️🍄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave W Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 If Entoloma, then spore print color would be very useful. Also, if you would like to save the spore print on foil or wax paper then if you mail it to me I could scope the spores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave from tn. Posted Monday at 02:14 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 02:14 AM Okay thanks very much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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