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Field Notes

Description:

Pluteus spp.? Very large mushroom. Cap; 7-8 inches.

Reference Links:

Pluteus cervinus: The Deer Mushroom (MushroomExpert.Com)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
gully.moy
In fact I'm quite sure it must be given the size.
gully.moy
Gills look too white for Pluteus. Perhaps Megacollybia rodmani?
CorduneanuVlad
In deed, it looks like some kind of Pluteus sp.(by the fact that it grows on dead wood and the gills free of the stem) but I don't know which. You can check the spore print...

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PublishedJune 12, 2013

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