Mushroom Observer: Observation: Agaricus sp. (6944)

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Observation: Agaricus sp. (6944)

When: 2008-02-27
Collection location: Huckleberry Botanical Preserve, East Bay hills, Contra Costa Co., CA [Click for map]
Who: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Herbarium specimen available

Notes: Tried Fred Steven’s Agaricus key, failed miserably.

Pleasant “mushroomy” odor. Squat, firm stature. Yellows in KOH (but then fades). Stipe reddens slightly when bruised. Smooth stipe below annulus.

In woods. On dryer.

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Proposed Name		User		Community Vote
*Agaricus sp.*		amanitarita		(1)
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= Current consensus

Vote	Score		Weight		Users
User's votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote.
I'd Call It That	3		4.35		1
Promising	2		0.00		0
Could Be	1		0.00		0
Doubtful	-1		0.00		0
Not Likely	-2		0.00		0
As If!	-3		0.00		0

Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1)		2.44		81.32%

Observation created: Thu Feb 28 09:10:54 -0800 2008
Last modified: Thu Feb 28 09:10:54 -0800 2008
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Agaricus sp. (11832)

Agaricus sp. (11833)

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Agaricus sp. (11835)