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Orange caps in roadside grass

Unidentified agaric Uncertain

Low–moderate confidence TM0162 14 August 2026 · 12:26 9 frames
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Angles captured. Four field frames, plus five of the spore print.

Morphology

Cap 2–3 cm, orange-brown, convex, small. Gills dark brown in the print frames. Stipe slender. Spore print dark rust-brown.

Habitat & substrate

Grass and gravel at the edge of the track.

Lookalikes & what rules them out

A dark rust-brown print with dark gills on a small orange-brown cap. The colour of the print is the most useful thing recorded here.

Notes

Spore print taken (card 9), dark rust-brown.

Found at Coldbrook Rd area, Hubbardston, MA on Friday, 14 August 2026 at 12:26. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.

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