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Some large milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Little Lake ...

Some large milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Little Lake  ...

Some large milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 30, 2018



A few large milkcap (Lactarius) mushrooms were spotted along the Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Richards, Texas, on September 30, 2018. - generated by AI

The image shows three white mushroom caps with brown spots and tan gills on the ground.

The mushrooms are very similar to each other in size and coloration, but there is a subtle gradient from lightest at the bottom of the frame to darkest in the upper right corner. The caps are wide at the top and taper down towards the bottom where they connect with thin stems that aren't visible in this image. The gills are tan-colored and run along the edges of the cap, curving slightly inward from top to bottom.

The mushrooms are lying on their sides on the ground, surrounded by dead grasses and pine needles. A few blades of green grass have grown up through the forest floor between the pine needles and into spaces around the mushrooms. The stems of some long brown leaves can be seen among the pine needles.

The background is a blurry view of more pine needles and the occasional blade of grass or brown leaf stem.

This image appears to be taken in a forest on a cloudy day, as evidenced by the lack of direct sunlight falling on the mushrooms. The lighting is soft and diffused, suggesting that it was overcast when this photo was taken. – AI vision

Sam Houston Forest, Texas ... 2018
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