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Jack o' lantern Mushrooms

Omphalotus illudens

Photo by auntnance123
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28.4322, -80.7601

Field Notes

Description:

the whole cluster was about 10 inches wide and 4 1/2 inches tall

Habitat:

spooted on roadside beside river next to (but not on) an old oak stump

Reference Links:

Omphalotus illudens: the Jack O'Lantern (MushroomExpert.Com)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
auntnance123
Good eye, Kristal. Thanks for the ID. I don't recall ever seeing one before.
KristalWatrous
Those look a lot like the jack-o-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens) I spotted a few months ago - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7218314.

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PublishedNovember 13, 2011

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