1st step of the identification : collection site spotting
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Before even collecting the mushroom, let's check the area and its surroundings:
- let's try to spot other growing specimens of this species. In our case, we can't find unfortunately any other mushroom. It's a pity, since getting hold of other specimens of the same species can prove very helpful during the determination (missing features from one specimen but not the other, various stages of maturity, etc.).
- let's analyse the collection site: is this a wood, a forest, a park? what are the nearby trees? Let's note for future reference that we are here in a park, on a roadside.