
King Stropharia
Deep red caps, purple-gray gills, and a white stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring. There were at least a dozen mushrooms and they ranged in size from 5-8cm tall.
Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes.

''Stropharia rugosoannulata'', commonly known as the wine cap stropharia, "garden giant", burgundy mushroom or king stropharia , is an agaric of the family Strophariaceae found in Europe and North America, and introduced to Australia and New Zealand.
Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Jan 13, 2018. Captured Sep 11, 2017 11:02 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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