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Identify mushroom

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May 22, 2016 at 4:43 pm #3404079

daniel B
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@dbogey
Locale: East Coast

Anyone know what this type of mushroom is. Western Pennsylvania.

May 22, 2016 at 5:13 pm #3404090

MJ H
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@mjh

No idea. Even if it isn’t poisonous, a slug is on it. Just leave it.

May 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm #3404106

Ryan K
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@ryan-keane

I need a more isometric/side view – is it depressed in the center top? If so, it’s possibly a milkcap Lactarius. Milkcaps are confirmed in the field by cutting the gills – latex should seep out. It’s possibly L. torminosus or L. pubescens, which usually grow near birches (mycorrhizal). They are poisonous in America.

Some more colorful milkcaps (red or blue) are edible and easier to identify with certainty.

May 23, 2016 at 1:07 pm #3404261

daniel B
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@dbogey
Locale: East Coast

Here’s a side view.
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