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Hello all, I decided to have my user name changed so instead of
SUGAREEfer I'm now SalemScott. It's been a long dry summer and while
I've taken a few hikes, most have been pretty fruitless. After a bit of
rain and some nice temperature drops I decided to try once again at my
favorite patch of woods. What a huge difference a little moisture can
make. I saw hundreds of mushrooms today, ending the day finding what I
believe are honey mushrooms (Armillaria mellea).

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After searching some lower, moister areas I decided to head up
hill and search some areas that had been cleared of tree's a year or two
ago. I started finding these in bunches on very low cut tree stumps.
There seems to be possibly two types of mushroom here, the more 'honey'
colored mushrooms with tops that look like they have razor stubble on
them. The spore print on these have come back white. One other patch,
found on a stump right next to the possible honey's have a somewhat
similar look but the cap appears to be a darker smoother texture. First
what I believe are the honey mushrooms.

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Now for the more questionable mushrooms, which may also be
honeys. The blade on the knife is 3" for size reference. I'll have to
get pics of the underside up. Thanks for any help with ID you can give.

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Top photo may be Honeys (Armillaria). They look kinda old. Need to see more details.

Second photo --orangish mushroom-- looks like a species of Laccaria.

Photos 3, 4, 5, 6 look like Honeys. "Razor stubble" is a good description of the cap surfaces.

Last photo does not look like Honeys. I think these are a species of Hypholoma. If correct, the spore print should be dark purple brown.

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Thanks Dave, the first two pics were just random pics I took so I didn't even consider that they could be honeys. I can't take credit for the 'razor stubble' description, I read it in my reading and thought it was an appropriate description.

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