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UNIDENTIFIED MUSHROOMS

Here is a collection of mushrooms that I have been unable to identify. Perhaps you may be familiar with some of them. I would appreciate your help. I have labeled the photos with the "u" prefix and are numbered as they appear in my own files.

This latest collection was photographed in the Summer of 2003, where copious amounts of rain brought forth many species I am not familiar with.

I would appreciate any help or clues you may be able to share concerning their identity. Just e-mail me using the link at the bottom of the page and include the file name to which you are responding. Click on the photo to view a larger version.

Thank You.

u42a

These very small mushrooms were found growing in the moss of Oak woods early in July. Perhaps they are a species of Marasmius?

u43

u43a

These Lactarius species were growing under a Hemlock tree in a primarily Oak forest in late July. The caps had a slightly pinkish-gray hue. The gills produced copious amounts of white latex and the bruised areas slowly stained brown. I do not remember any distinctive odor.

u44

These distinctive boletes were found on an Oak ridge in mid-August during a hot and humid rainy spell. Their heavily reticulate stems and yellow markings should distinguish this species.

Although I define the stems as being grossly reticulated, I could also describe them as scabrous. I have not ruled out the possibility that this species could belong to the genus Leccinum. The pores and caps stained a light brown.

u45

u45a

These beauties were found in a mixture of Oak and Cedar trees during the hot and rainy month of August. They reminded me of Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus, which were plentify in the area, but they were indeed a different species. They were bitter both raw and cooked. The stems favored a hue of violet with no defineable reticulation. Unfortunately, there were no mature specimens for comparison. I can only conject they are a species of Tylopilus or Xanthoconium.

u46

u46a

u47

These beautiful boletes were found in several locations of Oak woods during August. The caps were a vibrant, velvety dark-red when young, turning medium-brown in age. They did not stain and the stems were a brownish red with no real reticulation. I did notice that many of the young specimens did not mature due to excessive insect investation. The taste raw was delicious with a nutty flavor.

u48

u48a

These boletes were found on an Oak hill during mid-August. The caps had a whitish bloom that wiped off to reveal a reddish-brown color. The stems and pores were a buff color and did not stain. The taste raw was bitter. Could be another Tylopilus or Xanthoconium species??

Can you help me identify these mushrooms?

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Boletus nobilis

Boletus nobilis 2

I originally identified this as Boletus nobilis. Now, I am having my doubts. This medium brown bolete was found in profusion on an open Oak hill. They posess white reticulation most evident on the apex of the stem, but some displayed the white reticulation over the entire stem. Despite their "rare" rating, I have found them repeatedly in the same area. They are delicious and dry well.

Positively identified as older specimens of Boletus griseus.

Thank you Michael

Could be young Tylopilus rubrobunneus. I'm inclined to agree.

Thanks again Michael!

Positively identified as Rickenella fibula, aka Mycena or Omphalina, by Daniel Abraham of the Montreal Mycological Society. Thank you Daniel!

Could very well be Xanthoconium affine var. maculosis, or the "Spotted Bolete". It's a favorite of Steve Rock. Thanks Steve.

Could be Lactarius vellereus, ID'd by Johanne St-Amant of Montreal Quebec.

I think this may be as close as I can get to a positive identification. Thanks Johanne!