CA, Southern California, 20071026
Pasdena, mushrooms.
These were on Wagner Street between Allen and Palo Verde (just N of freeway).
Agaricus arvensis []
N side of street just W of Betts Alley, between sidewalk and street, just shy of driveway.
| | GEN | | small mush, solit, in grass, pleasant fungal odor, pleasant mild taste |
| | ST | | 40x8mm, smooth, white, large thick skirt-like ring, hollow in very center, sl curved, even thickness |
| | CAP | | 40mm wide, convexs, sterile marg, smooth, white, bruises yell just by touching it |
| | FLESH | | white, 5mm thick, stain yell |
| | GILL | | white in button, free etc |
Lepiota naucina []
N side of street just W of Betts Alley, in NE corner of lawn, alone to the best of my knowledge.
| | GEN | | med mush, solit, in grass, mild odor |
| | ST | | 70x8mm, white to brownish, fibrous, smooth, even, solid to almost hollow in the v center, conspic fragile detachable ring near top |
| | CAP | | 60mm wide, nearly plane, white, smooth, shiny v sl umbo |
| | FLESH | | white, firm, 8mm thick |
| | GILL | | whitish aging dingy, wavy, completely free, ~4mm deep |
Gymnopilus []
On S side of street, just E of Allen, between sidewalk and road.
| | GEN | | small mush, sev, in grass |
| | ST | | 60x4mm, solid, curvy, fibrous, tough, bruising conspic blue esp near base, no sign of veil |
| | CAP | | 15mm wide, convex, pale golden, smooth or w some v thin brownish scattered fibrillose scales |
| | FLESH | | 1-2mm, white, hard when dry |
| | GILL | | vivid golden, decurrent |
| | SPORE | | print vivid rusty orange (from dusting on gills and upper stalk), textured, ellip, 8.2-9.4x5.1-5.6um |
carob shelf
Several in various spots in the area, eg. Palo Verde Ave between Villa and Wagner.
| | GEN | | shelf mushroom, on carob trees, many shelves clustered a la Laetiporus |
| | FLESH | | white, v hard when dry |
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