Capped Mushrooms

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Mushrooms with Stems

Mushrooms and molds are fungus. A fungus is not a true plant. It does not photosynthesize light into a food source. The structures we see and call mushrooms are the reproductive parts of a fungus that lives underground or under bark.

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? Common Name **zm 1** Scientific Name

Small golden-brown mushrooms are about 1" tall. The surface is smooth with flats on the side. They seem to prefer cow patties.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, November 2004

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? Common Name **zm 2** Scientific Name

Small white mushrooms are 1"-1 1/2" tall. The surface is frosted. Cone head splits as it opens then curls over the top to show striped underside. They seem to prefer cow patties.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, November 2004

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Hunting Similar Species

Mycena

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? Common Name **zm 3** Scientific Name

Small brown mushrooms are about 1/2" wide. The surface looks liked it has been baked. These grew out of the end of a landscape timber at Buffalo Gap Cemetery.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2005

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? Common Name **zm 4** Scientific Name

6"-8" wide and 12" tall mushrooms. Top is cream color with a raised brown center. Liquid drops are amber color. Underneath fans are rust colored. Stalk is 3/4"-1" thick. Found in a mowed bar ditch of a county road.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, November 2004

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