Flowery Blewit (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008).

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Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 320506 - Psn: 52)

Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). Elliptical, finely roughened; measured 5.2-5.6 X 3.1-3.9 microns.

Photo by Robert Solem MBP List

Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 320508 - Psn: 195)

Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

Found in scattered groups on ground in coniferous or mixed forests.

Description

Cap: White (pinkish-buff in age), smooth, dry or sticky, sometimes with water spots or pitted; convex, may develop low umbo in age; margin inrolled, often lobed or wavy; flesh whitish or pinkish, thick. Gills: Whitish becoming pale pinkish-buff in age; can be separated from flesh; crowded. Stalk: White, pale tan, stains brown; dry, smooth or scurfy (may be longitudinally grooved in age); cylindrical, tapers upward; base may be bulbous or club-shaped (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Flowery Blewit (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). Media by Joanne Solem.

Flowery Blewit in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). Elliptical, finely roughened; measured 5.2-5.6 X 3.1-3.9 microns. Media by Robert Solem.

Spores collected from a Flowery Blewit specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.