4/4/2012
grouping of tiny gilled caps located in the yard underneath a huge oak overrun with poison Ivy. scaly/ striped caps were what caught my attention and so I took a few samples. I took 6 separate caps, from what I could find as youngest to oldest. going to list similarities and differences of each.
ID?
ID?
Cap:
3.5 cm diameter for (F)
2 cm diameter for (A)
all exhibit gray scales with white undertone.
younger specimens look as if the stripes are just from stretching the cap out. (E/B/A/C)
Gills:
free
color ranges from dark grey brown (D/F) to pinkish gray (E)
crowded but symmetrical
Stipe:
tannish colored exterior
unsymmetrically shaped
veil present
very visible on (E) see picture
a bit of yellowish tint at the base
hollow interior,
(B/D/F) seem to be older and more decayed
Other:
no sign of lactating
Spores:
greyish brown
greyish brown
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