What the helll....

[Outdoorsfool]

are these flaming red toadstool-looking mushrooms that are coming up this fall? I've never been into fall mushroom hunting, but am out in the woods quite a bit. This is the first year I've seen this thangs.

[BornBad]

Did they look like ?

[Outdoorsfool]

Nope. Toadstool may not be quite the right despcription. It had a flat top, rather than dome-shaped,and no spots. It's color was flaming red...kind of like a sugar maple leaf in full fall color.

[BornBad]

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/mushrooms/mushroom/ Anything there?

[Outdoorsfool]

Nope. Shape-wise it kind of looks like the yellow version of what you posted above...just the wrong color. I found about 4 of them (not in a clump) at the edge of a small cedar grove. Tops were maybe 4-5" across and they were probably just as tall.

[BornBad]

Guess we are gonna have to wait on the shroom guru.

[Outdoorsfool]

I might see if I can get a picture of them...but then I'd have to figure out how to load the stupid thing on here.

[micus]

Without seeing them, if they have a white stalk & gills, I would look at Russula. There are a lot of them.

[Swamp_Fox]

Is this it?

[Outdoorsfool]

Close in shape/size Swamp but the color is off. The ones I saw were a bright red. I'll be back out there tomorrow evening will see if I can get a pic.



I think our resident expert nailed it. I think it's the Russula acicolocystis...top one on this page

[Triton X2]

That micus sure is good....Im impressed

[ahistory]

I have seen a lot of them too. I think you are describing the Rosy Russala (Russala rosacea). Do they look like these?
http://forum.thenook.org/uploads/post-35-1061179311.jpg
http://forum.thenook.org/uploads/post-35-1061179426.jpg
http://forum.thenook.org/uploads/post-35-1061179487.jpg

[ahistory]

If it has a white stem its more than likely the Russula aciculocystis but if the stem is red or rosy then its a Russala rosacea.

[Swamp_Fox]

The one I posted is more fun....

"Poisoning symptoms... include heightened color perception, visual distortions, hilarity (hence, "big laughing Gym"), rage or mood swings, and hallucinations. Side effects can include nausea, vomiting, incarceration..."

[Outdoorsfool]

Yeah, sounds like a barrel of laughs Swampy! Except for the hallucination part...that might be okay.

Ahistory - Honestly I didn't take a good look at the stems, but the color in the links you posted are too bland. The color on the cap more closely resembled the link I posted in shade and intensity.