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a covering of thin, soft universal veil powder on its cap. the problem is that in rainy conditions, the soft universal veil material can be washed away. since amanita smithiana is a fairly common mushroom in the conifer woods of the pacific northwest, it can be mistaken, in its smooth-capped state, for
the matsutake, tricholoma murrillianum . experienced mushroom hunters are not likely to mistake amanita smithiana for a matsutake, but may still find it difficult to identify with precision, since it belongs to section lepidella of amanita, a notoriously difficult identification area. fortunately, "...
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because, even in north america, lentinus tigrinus is found on the wood of riverbank trees (willows, cottonwoods, silver maples, and so on)—and its preference for frequently soaked wood in floodplains can be inferred from bulliard's original description, even though he did not state it directly, since
he specified elms as the most common habitat. lentinus tigrinus is fairly small, and can be identified by its riverine habitat, the navel-like depression in the center of the cap, and the small brown scales. microscopic features include ellipsoid, inamyloid spores—and some features that are decidedly...
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