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2.11
Strophilaria
(Stropharia ...
Psilocybe
... Naetoloma)
| Does it have a persistent superior ring?
Yes |
Does it grow on grass or humus? .............
..................
Yes |
Does it grow on wood? ........................
..............
.............
Yes |
| Is the cap bright green, viscid? ................
....... . .................
Yes |
Is the cap not bright green or straw-yellow; it does
not grow on dung?
Yes |
Is the cap straw-yellow, viscid; grows on dung? .......................
...................
Yes |
| Is the cap deep maroon-red, with or without scales?
Yes |
Is the cap cinnamon-gray, brown to tan? .................
Yes |
| Are yellow patches on the surface of unopened veil?
Yes |
Is the cap cinnamon-red with scattered buff hairs?
Yes |
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You have an S. rugosoannulate |
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You have an S. aeruginosa |
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You have an S. squamosa
(var. thrausta) |
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You have an S. semiglobata |
| Is the stalk .3" - 1" thick, with or without
cottony scales?
Yes |
Is the stalk tall and thin? ...............
.................
Yes |
| Are there few to no scales on the stalk; ring fragile
and soon disappears?
Yes |
Are there dense cottony scales on stalk; persistent
skirt-like ring?
Yes |
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You have an S. hornemanni |
| Does the stalk bruise blue? ...............
Yes |
Does the stalk not bruise blue?
Yes |
| Does it grow on dung, especially horse dung? ......................
Yes |
Does it grow on moss, usually at high elevations?
Yes |
| Is the ring membranous and persistent?
Yes |
Is the ring absent or leaving a thin zone?
Yes |
| Is the cap convex; stalk >0.2"; grows in
cespitose clusters?
Yes |
Is the cap conic; stalk thin; grows singularly to
numerous, but not in cespitose clusters?
Yes |
| Are the gills yellow with a greenish hue; the cap brick
red to citron? ...........
............................
Yes |
Are the gills white then gray then purple-brown; cap
orange to cinnamon, usually on conifers?
Yes |
| Is the cap brick-red; gills sometimes tinted olive;
grows on hardwood stumps and logs?
Yes |
Is the cap citron to orange-yellow; gills conspicuously
green?
Yes |
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You have an N.
sublateritium |
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You have an N.
fasciculare |
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You have an N.
dispersum or
nudum |
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