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  • October 17, 2019 at 2:49 pm #31432
    petergibbinson

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      Thoughts on identification? umbonate cap – on the lawn, biggest ones are 14cm across … looks like some sort of webcap, but unusual that it’s on a lawn?

      Any thoughts?

      October 17, 2019 at 8:11 pm #42410
      eltio
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        Weeping Widow?

        October 18, 2019 at 9:57 am #42411
        petergibbinson

          yes that looks likely – my identification guide shows them as having a much more convex cap – but then explains it flattens with a distinct umbo..also says max diameter of 10 cm but some of mine are larger, nonetheless I think its a weeping widow.

          It also has a very distinct mushroom(earthy) smell – i.e it smells like cultivated mushrooms.

          October 18, 2019 at 9:57 pm #42412
          adampembs
          Keymaster

            The most distinctive feature is black droplets on the gills, hence the name. You can’t always see them though.

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