Gilled Mushroom Pair #1 is a photograph by Nikolyn McDonald which was uploaded on August 31st, 2021.
Gilled Mushroom Pair #1
I believe this is a pair of gilled, Lepitoda mushrooms. There are many species, none of which are considered edible; in addition several are toxic... more
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Gilled Mushroom Pair #1
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Nikolyn McDonald
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I believe this is a pair of gilled, Lepitoda mushrooms. There are many species, none of which are considered edible; in addition several are toxic and even lethal . . . so to be on the safe side, don’t taste one. They are ground-dwelling and these two were growing from a rich, thick carpet of fallen needles beneath a pine tree. As mushrooms age, which they do very rapidly, the caps often flatten and curve up or split (as is happening here). This actually aids in the fungi’s distribution of its spores which, in turn, assures their propagation.
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August 31st, 2021
