Sherwood Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Found in the red mulch along my house in upstate NY . Do mushrooms absorb some of the mulch dye? The mulch and the mushrooms are fairly close to the same color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Maybe Tubaria furfuracea. A small brownish cap mushroom that grows during cold months in mulch. This would have a brown spore print. ?? I don't know about mushrooms absorbing dye but some people use certain mushrooms for dyeing purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 I agree this is likely Tubaria furfuracea. This is one of the "exceptions" I referenced in Sherwood's other post. This species is often found whenever winter or early spring weather turns warmer. I once found it in Binghamton NY during February. Spore print for this species is not quite brown, more ocher or dingy yellowish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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