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Field Notes

Description:

about 2" tall. saw maybe 3 or 4, several inches apart. cute pointy caps.

Habitat:

growing up out of the ground/leaf litter in the woods

Notes:

My sister found these while we were on a walk together. Made my day! :)

Species ID Suggestions

Silky volvaria

Volvariella bombycina
tomato.glasgow
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Comments (2)
gully.moy
Looks like a member of the genus Entoloma in my opinion.
sarah in the woods
Thank you, tomato.glasgow, for your suggestion. However, according to http://www.mushroomexpert.com/volvariella_bombycina.html the silky volvaria should have an unlined margin and be growing on wood. Neither is the case with my mushroom.

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Mission
Mushroom Mapping
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedDecember 7, 2013

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