Eastern American Jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
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Field Characteristics:
#439
-Growing clustered (fused at base) at the base of rotting hardwood stump in open mixed oak/hickory woodland.
- Caps yellowish-orange, planoconvex to depressed with wavy margin at maturity.
- Lamellae similarly colored as cap, close-crowded and decurrent.
- Stipe more dull colored compared to other portions, sturdy and not tapering much.
Additional Details
- KOH: greenish on pileipellis and stipe.
- Spore Print: white - copious amounts of spores deposited.
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