January mushrooms

[Bruce 42]

Remarkably enough, some mushrooms are coming up in January in central Indiana.

Here are a couple I found this afternoon growing in blue spruce needle duff. If anyone could ID, I would be grateful.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qLR48UGZWEh6Vu7UhYK1g9KY26SbZraO

Bruce

[hoosiermushrooms 23]

There are a few possibilities that jump to mind, but I am not sure of the species off hand. If you would be interested in drying the speciemns, I would take a closer look at it. - Steve

[Bruce 42]

2 minutes ago, hoosiermushrooms said:

If you would be interested in drying the speciemns, I would take a closer look at it.

I'm certainly willing to do that, but in the past times you've suggested that to me, you never gave me your mailing address.

Getting a spore print at the moment.

Bruce

[Bruce 42]

Well, here's the spore print:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YgSEC73dZUZolUO9i6l3Qnv3TUnMTBA8

Kinda buff- or cream-colored, and not very dark at all. Along with the robust stem and notched gill attachment, I'm currently leaning towards a Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda). Could be wishful thinking on my part.

Bruce

[hoosiermushrooms 23]

Message sent.

[hoosiermushrooms 23]

Package received. Will update once I have more info. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39546019

[hoosiermushrooms 23]

DNA came back as Lepista nuda. This record will help to add to the morphological and ecological variation that we can expect from this species.

[Bruce 42]

7 minutes ago, hoosiermushrooms said:

DNA came back as Lepista nuda. This record will help to add to the morphological and ecological variation that we can expect from this species.

Thanks Steve!

And here I could have eaten it all along. :-) Hopefully a few more will pop up at this same location this fall.

Regards,
Bruce