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LOCATION:
The Dell
DATE FOUND:
Day 8 – 23 September 2023
This was spotted in the branch circle near the centre of the Dell on rotting wood.
One had an orange-buff/brown-buff cap that turned up at its cream edge.
The gills were white, with smaller half-gills in-between.
Another had a more conically-shaped cap with a lighter apex and an ash-grey edge.
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By Day 9 (30 September 2023) they had dried out a bit:
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