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.

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Lisa Kimmerling

Lion

What a perfect specimen! It almost looks like it is wearing an Edwardian collar! Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It was totally perfect! I find a bunch in this spot every year! Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Lisa Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    It would be a good subject for a painting or even a sculpture! Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      True! I also think it would be super cool to do a time lapse of a single mushroom like this to see all the changes it goes through...Maybe a possible project for you once you move <3 Posted 2 years ago

The King Stropharia

''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.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by Christine Young