Identificaciones de woa100

On ground in sand under red pine (Pinus resinosa), 2 needle, in mixed woods after heavy rains the night before. Button cap is 5 cm., whitish with red brown scales/fibers over center. Thick cottony partial veil. Stem 4 cm. × 2 cm., whitish with red brown fibers. Flesh of cap and stem white and firm. Mild odor and taste—potato like.

The next day we smelled this specimen again. I’m pretty good at picking up off odors and tastes but not able to tell what they are in many cases. I get a mild, not unpleasant odor from this and Donna, who is more discerning in this regard, gets dirty socks. Regarding taste, both Donna and I get slowly spicy—a taste that develops then lingers. This and obs 145530 were found on the same day in the same habitat. They had been up awhile and subjected to heavy rains the night before.