The image presents a close-up view of three mushrooms with pale caps lying on an old forest road.
The mushroom caps are pale and fleshy. The background is composed of dry leaves and twigs that appear to be from a deciduous tree, such as oak or beech. The ground appears damp. A small twig is visible in the center of the image, running diagonally across the photo.
The mushrooms could be Melanoleuca subpulverulenta, although it is impossible to say for certain without additional context and information about the location where they were found.
Melanoleuca subpulverulenta is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae that was first described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1914. It contains the pigments melanin and leucin, which give it its blackish coloration. The mushroom has been found growing on decaying wood from deciduous trees such as oak (Quercus spp.) and beech (Fagus spp.). Its fruit bodies are medium-sized and have a distinctive shape: they have an angular or lobed cap that is initially convex but flattens out with age, measuring 3–8 cm in diameter. The gills are crowded and free from the stem, which can range in color from pale yellow to dark brown. – AI vision
Hongos Melanoleuca carnudos en una carretera forestal antigua, podría ser Melanoleuca subpulverulenta, en el Sendero Caney Creek (Sendero Little Lake Creek Loop) en la Selva Nacional Sam Houston al norte de Montgomery. Texas, 30 de enero de 2021. La imagen presenta una vista de cerca de tres hongos con sombreros pálidos que yacen sobre una carretera forestal antigua. Los sombreros del hongo son pálidos y carnosos. El fondo está compuesto por hojas secas y ramitas que parecen ser de un árbol deciduo, como roble o encino. El suelo parece húmedo. Se puede ver una pequeña rama en el centro de la imagen, corriendo diagonalmente a través de la foto. Los hongos podrían ser Melanoleuca subpulverulenta, aunque es imposible decirlo con certeza sin contexto adicional e información sobre el lugar donde se encontraron. Melanoleuca subpulverulenta es una especie de hongo en la familia Tricholomataceae que fue descrita por primera vez por el micólogo americano William Alphonso Murrill en 1914. Contiene los pigmentos melanina y leucina, que le dan su coloración negruzca. El hongo se ha encontrado creciendo en madera en descomposición de árboles deciduos como roble (Quercus spp.) Y encino (Fagus spp.). Sus cuerpos fructíferos son de tamaño medio y tienen una forma distintiva: tienen un sombrero angular o lobulado que inicialmente es convexo, pero se aplana con el tiempo, midiendo 3-8 cm de diámetro. Las Gill son abundantes y están libres del tallo, que puede variar en color desde amarillo pálido hasta marrón oscuro. – Spanish translation
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