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Buff agarics on a fallen log

Unidentified agaric Uncertain

Low confidence TM0052 6 August 2026 · 11:25 4 frames
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Angles captured. Four frames along the log, two showing the gills from below.

Morphology

Two or three fruitbodies. Cap 3–5 cm, buff to pale tan, convex to plane with a slightly depressed centre. Gills pale buff, moderately close. Stipe pale, curved, arising from the underside of the log.

Habitat & substrate

Growing directly from a large mossy fallen log, ferns and litter below.

Lookalikes & what rules them out

Overlaps considerably with TM0028 and TM0029 — possibly the same species at a different stage.

Found at Elm St area, Leominster, MA on Thursday, 6 August 2026 at 11:25. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.

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