Milky Conecap
Conocybe apala
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Description
The Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala) is a decomposer that is common in lawns during the summer and fall months but can also be found in dung, compost, and woodchips. Widespread and common.
Conocybe can be distinguished by a cone-shaped cap, brown spores, and shallow gills. Although this species isn't known to be poisonous, other species in the genus can be deadly, so it's best to consider this species poisonous as well.
Observations
July 26th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#244
- Growing solitarily along edge of trail from underneath horse dung in mixed oak/hickory woodland edge.
- Cap conical, deeply umbonate, tan with a darker center and splitting fibers at margin.
- Gills appear to be attached at apex of stipe, brown with darker speckling.
- Stipe long thin and fibrulose.
Smell: not distinctive.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAAAGAAATAAACTTGATGGGTTGTAGCTGGCTCTAACTTGAGTATGTGCACGCCTGTCATTTTTATCTTTCCACCATGTGCACTTTGCGTAGGGTCTGAAAATCAAGTGAATTCTTGATGTCTTGGGAACTGCTGTGCTTCACAGCCGGCTTTTCCTGTCTTCAGGCTCTATGATTTTTATATATACACCATGTATGTTAAAGAACGCATTTACAGGCTTGCAAAAGCCTATAAACTTTATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAAATTCTCAATCTCTACAACTTTTGTTGTTAGCAGGTTGGATGTGGGGGTTTATGTGGGCGTTACAACCTACTCCCCTGAAATGAATTAGCTGGAATGCCTCGGCAAATCCAACTATCAGTGTGATAAATATCTTACTGTGGTTGTTGCTTTTGAGGGTATCCGCTTCTCAACTGTCTGCAAAGACAACTTGAATCATTTTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView DNA BLAST Results
References
Conocybe apala (Fr.) Arnolds, Persoonia 18 (2): 225 (2003) [MB#223710]
Kuo, M. (2022, November). Conocybe apala. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/conocybe_apala.html