1left Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 I gather a few Tricholoma magnivelare and caligatum at this time of the year and usually notice some of these photo'd mushrooms around as well though I never tried to ID them. Usually the caps are 2 inches across with a very short stem and visible ring, these ones are the largest ones I've noticed and I now suspect they are Tricholoma focale? The largest cap is around 4 inches across, stem 3 + inches, found in moss under mainly conifers with a few hardwoods. I've decided to show you this large reddish Russula as well, its cap is near 5 inches across. I see this one off and on in this mossy conifer woods starting in late July as I also gather chanterelle, hedgehog and sheep polypore as they appear here over the months. Any ideas on this one? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Red Russulas are notoriously difficult to ID to species. Knowing whether the taste is mild or hot narrows the possibilities down a bit. Once in Montana I collected Tricholoma focale. These look like what I recall finding then... similar to T. caligatum but the cap surface not always broken into scales, and a lighter shade of brown. But, T. caligatum is considered to be a complex of related species. I am only familiar with one type that occurs uncommonly in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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