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2.6.9

Cystoderma

 

 

Is the cap yellow-brown to yellow-orange; grows in moss under conifers; veil leaves poorly formed ring?

Yes

Is the cap another color? ...........     ............     .................. ............         ..................       .................

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You have a C. amianthinum

 

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Is the cap rusty-brown; the ring persistent? .....    .....     ..........   ................     ..................          ..............    ...........

Yes

Is the cap bright-orange; grows on rotten hardwoods in the West? ................     ...............     ............       ..................

Yes

Is the cap orange-brown, covered with erect, with pointed scales; grows in conifer duff and decayed wood?

Yes

 

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You have a C. fallax

 

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You have a C. granosum

 

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You have a C. cinnabarinum

 

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