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Jack-o'-Lantern mushrooms

Omphalotus olearius

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, wrinkled caps.

Habitat:

Forest, growing in leaf litter.

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Omphalotus olearius

Species ID Suggestions

Jack-o-lantern

Omphalotus olearius
dawn.r.mccarthy
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Comments (2)
natetilldawn69er
its a wild chanterelle, fungi , cantherellus cibarius, very edible
Latimeria
The pictures I found looked similar, so I'll put that name up for now; I'm still learning about mushroom identification. Thanks!

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