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White-capped agaric in litter
Unidentified agaric Uncertain
Angles captured. Single frame from above — the thinnest coverage in the collection.
Morphology
Cap ~5 cm, white to very pale cream, convex, with a dark streak of adhering debris across the surface, margin slightly irregular. Nothing else visible.
Habitat & substrate
Oak leaf litter on a slope near a mossy rock, ferns nearby.
Lookalikes & what rules them out
Unresolvable. White-capped agarics include harmless and lethal species.
To confirm this identification
Everything — underside, stipe base, spore print. Flagged as the priority re-shoot should this spot be worked again.
Found at Massasoit Rd area, Worcester, MA on Friday, 31 July 2026 at 18:11. See the full walk for that day's weather and everything else recorded.
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