Intension Posted June 4, 2012 Can anyone help me identify this? when I picked it, it had a white veil covering the entirety of the gills. Any help would be much appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tonic Posted June 4, 2012 Looks like Agaricus sp. possibly Agaricus augustus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Intension Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) There is no ring on the stipe, so I don't believe it to to be Agaricus augustus Also out of season in Australia Edited June 4, 2012 by Intension Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tonic Posted June 4, 2012 Good point. Might be Cortinarius sp. What do you think it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Intension Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Haha I have no clue, I was on a walk with my grandma and she commented that it looked like an edible. So I thought even if not, it'd be interesting to see what it is Although after randomly googling Agaricus and Cortinarius I think that it's probably an Agaricus sp over Cortinarius Also I read that Cortinarius have veils on young specimens that usually completely disappear, I think that the mushroom I found was mature. I'm not certain about this but i suspect it Edited June 4, 2012 by Intension Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tonic Posted June 4, 2012 Hmmm, well I am still learning. So, I will say I don't know what it is I still reckon it has some traits similar to Agaricus sp., but the fact that the annulus is absent is a very good point. Also the fact that it had such a persistent veil should be a good ID feature, but has me stumped at this point. Hopefully someone who is more knowledgeable will chime in and make a better ID than my attempt. I am pretty interested to find out what it is now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Intension Posted June 4, 2012 Me too, I started a spore print about 45 minutes ago so hopefully that will narrow it down a bit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 dionysus Posted June 4, 2012 some sort of gymnopilus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Intension Posted June 4, 2012 It may be, it for sure wasn't growing on wood. Although, the wood could have been decomposed! Infact, I think this is very likely as it was growing about 10 inches away from a patch of Psilocybe Subaeruginosa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 totemgoat Posted June 7, 2012 i think gymnopilus can be ruled out, all the gyms i've seen have adnexed lamella, that one is entirely detached from the stipe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Can anyone help me identify this? when I picked it, it had a white veil covering the entirety of the gills.
Any help would be much appreciated
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