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Weeping Widow
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (=L.velutina)
46.2547, 6.07149
Field Notes
Description:
Broadly convex, yellow-reddish cap surface radially streaked with yellow and brown tinges. Gills black with spores, with pale edges. Stem is 5 to 10cm tall; with a ring zone of pale fibres stained black by falling spores.
Grows in clusters.
Habitat:
Border of lawn/meadow and the tree line in our town park.
Notes:
If my identification is correct, this mushroom is edible when young, needs to be cooked quickly after harvest, and is of medium quality.
Reference Links:
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda, Weeping Widow mushroom
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PublishedJune 8, 2017
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