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Key 2.6.1
Tricholoma
| Is the cap small (0.1 " - 0.6"), waxy; does
it grow in moss or lichens on ground, or well decayed conifer wood?
Yes |
Is the cap 2.5" - 4.5"; does it grow in
cespitose clusters, usually on the ground near hardwood stumps?
Yes |
Is the cap large (1" - 5")? .........
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Yes |
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You have one of the Omphalinas
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| Is the cap minute, orange; does it grow in tufts of
moss?
Yes |
Is the cap larger, straw-yellow to yellow-brown?
Yes |
| Are the gills pale to light-yellow? .....
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Yes |
Are the gills orange to orange-yellow; does it grow on
conifer wood?
Yes |
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You have an O. ericitorum |
| Is the cap yellow-brown, tinted gray?
Yes |
Is the cap orange?
Yes |
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You have an O. chrysophylla |
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You have an O. luteicolor |
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You have an Omphalatus
olearius |
| Is the cap 0.8" - 4"?
Yes |
Is the cap 4" - 8"?
Yes |
| Are the cap, gills, and stalk not white throughout?
Yes |
Are the cap, gills, and stalk white or nearly so?
Yes |
| Is the cap light gray to chalky white in age; grow in
cespitose clusters?
Yes |
Is the cap not light gray or white and it does not grow
in cespitose clusters?
Yes |
| Is the odor mild; the cap not bluish green? ...........
Yes |
Is the odor strong and fragrant; the cap pale
bluish-green?
Yes |
| Is the cap violet to gray-violet; gills and stalk pale
violet?
Yes |
The cap is not violet? .....................
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Yes |
| Are the gills close, forked, and bright orange to
yellow-orange?
Yes |
Are the gills white to buff? .......
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Yes |
| Is the stalk base forming a basal bulb; the cap convex
depressed?
Yes |
Is the stalk not forming a basal bulb; the cap deeply
depressed?
Yes |
| Is the cap gray to drab?
Yes |
Is the cap dull white?
Yes |
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