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Blackening Waxcaps

Hygrocybe conica

Photo by Casey3
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Field Notes

Description:

These are black mushrooms, approximately 2-4 inches tall. They are very intriguing, I had never seen them before.

Habitat:

Damp soil next to my apartment.

Species ID Suggestions

Blackening brittlegill

Russula nigricans

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Mustafa Rustom
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Comments (1)
Mustafa Rustom
Russula nigricans tend to blacken with time and it usually stays on the ground for a long period of time. When I find them, sometimes fresh ones stand next to some that have been on the ground since the last season.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Mushroom Mapping
Photographed
PublishedOctober 29, 2015

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