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King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata I found a cluster of these mushrooms growing in a spot where I find them regularly during mushroom season. The caps were more brown and darker than usual. They had purple-gray gills and a whitish stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring. <br /> <br /> Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75065/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html" title="King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/75065_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WC19ZUYSrMY7%2B6A9JyKsBvmwHzI%3D" width="146" height="152" alt="King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata I found a cluster of these mushrooms growing in a spot where I find them regularly during mushroom season. The caps were more brown and darker than usual. They had purple-gray gills and a whitish stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring. <br /> <br /> Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75067/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75066/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html Fall,Geotagged,King stropharia,Stropharia rugosoannulata,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75066/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html" title="King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/75066_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yF9q251rpuLOEukciq%2FbgrItexQ%3D" width="130" height="152" alt="King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata I found a cluster of these mushrooms growing in a spot where I find them regularly during mushroom season. The caps were more brown and darker than usual. They had purple-gray gills and a whitish stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring. <br /> <br /> Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75065/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75067/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html Fall,Geotagged,King stropharia,Stropharia rugosoannulata,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Stropharia rugosoannulata,United States,stropharia r Click/tap to enlarge

King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata

I found a cluster of these mushrooms growing in a spot where I find them regularly during mushroom season. The caps were more brown and darker than usual. They had purple-gray gills and a whitish stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring.

Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes.

King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata I found a cluster of these mushrooms growing in a spot where I find them regularly during mushroom season. The caps were more brown and darker than usual. They had purple-gray gills and a whitish stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring. <br /> <br /> Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75067/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75066/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html Fall,Geotagged,King stropharia,Stropharia rugosoannulata,United States

King Stropharia - Stropharia rugosoannulata I found a cluster of these mushrooms growing in a spot where I find them regularly during mushroom season. The caps were more brown and darker than usual. They had purple-gray gills and a whitish stem with a thick, cogwheeled ring. <br /> <br /> Interestingly, Stropharia rugosoannulata is a nematophagous fungus, which means that it is able to trap and digest nematodes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75065/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75067/king_stropharia_-_stropharia_rugosoannulata.html Fall,Geotagged,King stropharia,Stropharia rugosoannulata,United States

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The King Stropharia

Stropharia rugosoannulata 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
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 27, 2019. Captured Oct 19, 2018 14:01 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.