the bright golden yellow lamellae indicate a Gerronema, Christian is correct, also the pileus lacks pointed knots of hyphae or scales that are typical for ectypoides and the pileus color is too deep golden yellow, ectypoides is a watery grayish brown with some yellow.
I agree. I think this is Gerronema strombodes. Some field guides say that is an uncommon species, but we have found it to be very common in the southern Appalachians, particularly in early summer.
Can’t blame the actual mycologists writing this book, though. And two out of those three photos on the Pseudoarmillaria page were correct.
Audubon chose to use art directors rather than mycologists to pick those photos, and then used badly IDed ones on iNat to grab ’em for free! And it shows. Yeah, it’s pretty. And THAT was their criteria!
Thanks for finding this one, though. I did mention it was kind of a drinking game to find the inapropos photos in this book, in my recent review of it for NAMA.
Looks more like Gerronema strombodes
the bright golden yellow lamellae indicate a Gerronema, Christian is correct, also the pileus lacks pointed knots of hyphae or scales that are typical for ectypoides and the pileus color is too deep golden yellow, ectypoides is a watery grayish brown with some yellow.
nice image
I agree. I think this is Gerronema strombodes. Some field guides say that is an uncommon species, but we have found it to be very common in the southern Appalachians, particularly in early summer.
Can’t blame the actual mycologists writing this book, though. And two out of those three photos on the Pseudoarmillaria page were correct.
Audubon chose to use art directors rather than mycologists to pick those photos, and then used badly IDed ones on iNat to grab ’em for free! And it shows. Yeah, it’s pretty. And THAT was their criteria!
Thanks for finding this one, though. I did mention it was kind of a drinking game to find the inapropos photos in this book, in my recent review of it for NAMA.