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Fawn Mushroom
Pluteus cervinus
33.8212, -83.6219
Field Notes
Description:
Cap; High convex; brown; largest, ca. 2.5-3 inches diameter; glossy; dry.
Gills. White; not attached to the stem; crowded.
Stem. White; largest, 3-4 inches long; ca, 3/8-1/2 inches diameter; slightly tapered from base to apex.
Habitat:
Growing in the shade of oak trees on a bale of wheat straw placed in a roadside ditch to prevent water erosion.
Notes:
These mushrooms were immature. The caps will become flat and the gills will turn flesh pink when mature.
Reference Links:
Pluteus cervinus (MushroomExpert.Com)
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 8, 2015
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