Bitter Tooth Fungus - Sarcodon scabrosus
These mushrooms were growing throughout a mixed forest. The caps were 5 - 10 cm wide with a central depression. They were dry with scales and were reddish brown to purplish brown in color. The spines were tan and decurrent. The stipe was brown with a greenish blue base.
Habitat: Growing on the ground under an oak tree in a mixed, swampy forest.
Similar species: Thelephorales
Uploaded Aug 20, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2018 10:58 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.