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Tiny mushrooms brick red cap yellow stem I thought for sure these would be an easy ID.... but no can't find them. Brick red cap, bright yellow stem cortina Fall,Geotagged,Plums and Custard,Tricholomopsis rutilans,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Tiny mushrooms brick red cap yellow stem

I thought for sure these would be an easy ID.... but no can't find them. Brick red cap, bright yellow stem cortina

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  1. This is what the fungi app suggests:Gymnopilus junonius

    First thought it was way off, but did find this:
    https://www.newforestpics.co.uk/photo_7654301.html
    Posted 5 years ago
    1. Aha- I think your app was not far off. A species page for Gymnopilus turned up a look alike that seems quite a good match. Tricholomopsis rutilans. Posted 5 years ago
      1. Cool! Still a personal species intro for you! Posted 5 years ago
        1. For sure. I knew as soon as I saw them that I’d never come across something quite so strikingly colored. Posted 5 years ago

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''Tricholomopsis rutilans'', known by the unusual but apt common name of Plums and Custard or, less commonly Red-haired agaric, is a species of gilled mushroom found across Europe and North America.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Oct 14, 2019. Captured Oct 13, 2019 12:50 in Unnamed Road, Marblemount, WA 98267, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 3s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm