I walked the trails through the Emily tract today on my way to Tuffy’s family’s cottage. It’s an interesting forest and an enjoyable walk. I didn’t find much happening in the way of mushrooms though. There were a few items growing on trees here and there.
As well, I found one isolated patch of mushrooms under some pines.
I’m not sure what these are. I wonder if they are perhaps Hygophorus bakerensis? Here’s the description from Barron:
Caps are 5-12 cm across, hemispherical, cinnamon to brown, darker at the centre, becoming flat, and slimy when wet, with brwnish scales below the slime. Bruised flesh has the odour of almonds. Gills are attached, becoming decurrent, and white to cream. Stalks are up to 12 cm tall by 2.5 cm wide and white to cream. This species fruits under conifers, it has been recorded, in Ontario, eastern Canada and the adjacent US, but it is not common. Edible, but not recommended.
Any other suggestions as to what they might be?





Did you take a spore print?
It looks very similar to a mushroom we’ve come across here lately that I’ve never identified. The description you have sounds pretty accurate.
Looks like a beautiful place for a walk.
I didn’t collect samples to do spore prints. I couldn’t see any spore residue so I’d say the spore print would be light.
I don’t know but what a beautiful light in the forest in your pics!
It was that wonderful light you get on a really overcast day.