Friday, October 7, 2011

Lepiota?












Hi, this is Krista W. Found these guys down by the Garden City greenbelt. I'm pretty sure they are a Lepiota, but I can't get a spore print (tried on black and white paper), so I'm not sure beyond that. My best guess is Macrolepiota rachodes.

They had lemon-yellow stains that you might see in the pictures. The stipe was partially hollow and stained yellow, then rusty red, when it was cut near the top. (The yellow staining was not persistent.) The stipe was white above what was left of the veil, and brown-striped below. No volva. The "warts" are cinnamon-colored and rub off easily. Smells nice. I might see if I can find another tomorrow that would give me a spore print.

Didn't have anything to show relative size in the picture - pileus about 10cm. Stipe about 10cm. Found in a cluster on wood chips.

Any thoughts?


*****Update: They have white spores*******

Thanks!
Krista

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