1left Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I suspect the first 2 photos are Laccaria ochropurpurea as it should be in our area though this is the first time I noticed it, these where found on a path lined with young birch with mature beech and hemlock farther away. Last 2 photos are of a type of mushroom growing in an eastern white cedar area at the base of a trunk again this is a new one to me and the only naming coming to my mind is Hebeloma, any suggestions as I may mail it away for identification if it is possibly rare to the Maritime Provinces. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think the pale-capped ones with the light pinkish gills are a species of Entoloma. Possibly E. lividum. Spore print is salmon-pink for these types. Poisonous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1left Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks Dave W, I'll mail a dried one to the NB museum as they don't have a dried specimen of E lividum or many of the Entolomas so this should be a new one for them.I didn't mention the unusual aroma of this mushroom which fits E lividum as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Another possibility is E. luridum. This species has egg-yolk yellow gills when young. But the gills eventually go to pink. The ones seen here look to be fairly young, so I think luridum is not a strong possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedric Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Entoloma Lividum has a very particular smell, that we described in Europe as freshly milled flour, that is characteristic. It is similar to the smell of the Clitopilus Prunulus if you have ever smelled that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 That's interesting, Cedric. It means that extra caution needs to be exercised when one collects the edible Clitopilus prunulus. The spore color for Clitopilus and Entoloma are also very similar. Two differences are: 1. Clitopilus prunuls gills attached broadly to decurrent, Entoloma lividum gills attached narrowly to sinuate (by a thread), 2. Under a microscope... Clitopilus spores bumpy on account of radial ridges, Entoloma spores angular like polygons or very irregular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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