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occurring in small clusters to troops of 10-18 specimens, mesic hardwoods hammock, cap flat but upward turning along margin in older specimens, white with brownish stains, gills close, attached, slightly waxy, white to cream with slight yellowish staining, stalk 4-9 cm long, curved in some specimens, cream but some have distinct area of yellow in upper half of stalk

occurring solitary on ground in hardwoods hammock; cap dry silvery purple, gills close violet or purple some stained reddish brown by spores, short squat stalk with fat basal bulb, pale violet becoming reddish brown downward from spore stains, no distinctive odor

mixed upland pine-oak; cap color variable, pinkish yellow, grayish green, bluish green, depressed in center; gills light pink or pink-creamy yellow, stained yellowish green from latex, slightly decurrent; stalk grayish purple or grayish pink, whitish where gills meet stalk; scant latex

on fallen live oak branch; fan shaped fruiting body, starting to fuse to others; cap white to rusty brown in center, more yellowing along margin, spongy; underside with long pores appearing as flattened teeth

This one has got me stumped. First thought was Exsudoporus floridanus, but this mushroom lacks netting which I’ve seen extensively on E. floridanus. The stem was noticeably smaller in ratio to the cap as well.

Red pores stained blue quickly. Yellow stem flesh somewhat stained.