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Sunday August 5, 2012 Tok, AK (Current Conditions)

Oh soooo tiny, this mushroom is about ⅝ inch (.62 cm?) across, 1 ¼ inch (3.2 cm?) tall.

Does anyone know what it's species is?

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1. jetcapt 10:01 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
I'll tell you what that is KT, pretty! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: May 8, 2007 Comments: 440

2. WeatherWise 10:07 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
Funny jetcapt! Looks like a strawberry so we could call it a berry good looking mushroom! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: February 28, 2003 Comments: 3546

3. katy99780 10:15 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
FFfffTTttt! Funny! Thanks for stopping by jetcapt and Weatherwise! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 3, 2005 Comments: 20125

4. WeatherWise 10:24 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
Seriously - Perhaps it is an Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric - if so it is poisonous. But I really do not know for sure. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: February 28, 2003 Comments: 3546

5. katy99780 10:31 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
It's really really tiny, and mature. I'm familiar with amanita muscaria, and this is way way tiny and has no ring or veil. It's about the size of a dime. Thanks for your help though Weatherwise! I will definitely treat is as though poisonous, and not touch it, and wash my hands if I do. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 3, 2005 Comments: 20125

6. WeatherWise 10:43 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
Perhaps someone that is an expert will spot it and id it. It looks luscious - just ripe for picking. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: February 28, 2003 Comments: 3546

7. katy99780 10:53 PM GMT on August 06, 2012
I sure hope so, it is such an interesting little jewel, but I can't find it in any of my books and nothing satisfactory on the internet, so far. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 3, 2005 Comments: 20125

8. TucsonDoug 1:24 AM GMT on August 07, 2012
UPDATE: I think it is a Scarlet Waxy Cap Mushroom. What do you think? Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: January 31, 2009 Comments: 4959

9. katy99780 1:32 AM GMT on August 07, 2012
Thanks for stopping by Doug, and thanks for your input! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 3, 2005 Comments: 20125

10. WurzelDave 7:35 PM GMT on August 09, 2012
I've just had a look for something like it on the net by typing in Alaskan mushrooms as a search but didn't see anything like it. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: November 23, 2008 Comments: 10868

11. katy99780 5:43 AM GMT on August 12, 2012
Quoting TucsonDoug: UPDATE: I think it is a Scarlet Waxy Cap Mushroom. What do you think? Doug! By Jove, I think you've got it! :D Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 3, 2005 Comments: 20125

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