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Lepista flaccida — Tawny Funnel — Tricholomataceae


Medium mushroom. Cap convex, becoming broadly depressed, wavy at the margin; surface moist, smooth with a scattering of tiny dark scales; light reddish-brown to pinkish-tan, lighter at the margin. Gills decurrent, light brown. Stalk equal, slender, dry; colored like the cap. Saprophytic.
 
 
Habitat: In scattered small groups at openings in conifer forests.

Scent: Sweetish

Spores: Whitish to creamy

Season: Autumn



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Depressed center with wavy margin
Robin Hill Park

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Decurrent gills
Robin Hill Park

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