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Mushroom

Photo by sugarshack
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a very pink mushroom! We took that picture when we were taking our dog for a walk.

Habitat:

Woods.

Notes:

Our dog almost ate the mushroom! " YUCK!"

Species ID Suggestions

The sickener

Russula emetica

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TiffanyMarieMazz
0

Russula sp.
shebebusynow
2

Rosy Gomphidius (mature)

Gomphidius subroseus
EdwardNathanReulbachJr.
1

Comments (3)
sugarshack
Thanks for the information and the comments!
AlexKonig
the Gomphidius subroseus has a yellow colorations at the stem, i would rather agree with the suggestion from shebebusynow. think it resembles a very beautiful specimen from russula luteotacta or some similiar species from your region.

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Mushroom Mapping

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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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