Northeast Texas Mushrooms
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This one may be either a Larch Waxy
Cap (hygrophorus speciosus) or Rosy Gomphidius (gomphidius
subroseus),
or it could be something entirely different. It is not shown in
my books.
The presence of the "volva" or sac-like pouch at the
base would be a clue to its proper identification.
NOTA BENE
It is more difficult to identify some of these mushrooms than
I had anticipated.
Use common sense, but beware!
These white "toadstools"
could be from any number of species.
To be on the safe side, avoid all white ones like this.
These two taller white ones could
also be any number of things.
These are taller and thinner than the previous two.
As eye-catching as this yellow variety
is, I can't find it identified in either of my mushroom handbooks.
From upper-left to upper-right to bottom-center, these are three
photos of how this mushroom looks as it matures.
Perhaps it is a yellow variation of the Shaggy Mane (coprinus
comatus).
The Shaggy Mane is considered "choice" by some people
but disliked by others.
This might also be a variation of The Prince (agaricus augustus),
also considered "choice" by many.
I can't imagine that something this beautiful would not be edible!
Conversely, if it were deady poisonous, then it surely would have
been included in the guides.
This could be the gourmet "Champignon
de Paris" or Parisian button mushroom.
I bit into a couple of them and sampled them raw. They resemble
supermarket mushrooms in taste.
Wine-Cap Stropharia (stropharia
rugoso-annulata)
This mushroom doesn't look appetizing, but apparently it is a
"choice" gourmet mushroom.
The gills turn from white to gray-blue to purplish brown, so this
one is not too old.
Here is a mixed cluster of various
mushrooms, some of them so tiny that they can't be seen.
This includes a row of younger Orange-Capped Boletus (leccinum
aurantiacum), which are good to eat.
This is a cluster of some small
brownish mushrooms, shown here at about their actual size.
I could find nothing like them in my guidebooks.
Note that they are growing in a bed of mossy soil, and nowhere
else did I see any.
More Unidentifiable "Toadstools"
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MUSHROOM
GALLERY ONE
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MUSHROOM
GALLERY THREE
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CHANTERELLE
GALLERY
(11 images)
BOLETUS GALLERY
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KING
BOLETUS GALLERY
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