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ushrooms of North America
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2.6.16

Leucopaxillus

 

Is the cap reddish-brown with pink inrolled margin?

Yes

Is the cap pure white to cream to buff? .......    .......................

Yes

 

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You have an L. amarus

 

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Is the cap 4" - 18"; does it have an odor of fish or skunklike?

Yes

Is the cap 1.5" - 4"; bitter taste; odor of of meal or aromatic?

Yes

 

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You have an L. giganteus

 

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Is the cap dull white tinted pink to buff; odor of meal, unpleasant; grows under beech?

Yes

Is the cap pure white; odor sweet or aromatic?

Yes

 

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You have an L. laterarius

 

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You have an L. albissimus

 

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