From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   Rusty Hinge 2 wrote:   
   > Frederick Burroughs words:   
   >   
   >> I find Jack O'Lanterns, Omphalotus to be a kind of flag for the presence   
   >> of other, more desirable mushrooms.  The big orange clusters are easily   
   >> visible while slowly cruising in the car, and I almost always find a   
   >> variety of good edibles growing in the same area.   
   >   
   > Omphalotus olearius?   
   >   
   > Very rare here in UK, so your method wouldn't help much.   
   >   
      
   Omphalotus illudens.  Very common here, or perhaps I see it easily   
   compared to most other mushrooms.  Grows as big clusters of big orange   
   mushrooms around oak stumps.  Easy to spot at a distance from within a   
   vehicle.  See:   
   http://www.flickr.com/photos/63108152@N00/2914934390/sizes/o/   
      
   Phylogenetic study showing species differences in the genus Omphalotus:   
   http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/content/full/96/6/1253   
      
      
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