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The bitter taste and rusty brown spores make this gorgeous mushroom likely a Gymnopilus species. Seen in Montana, Casanare, Colombia.

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Gymnopilus sp Montana Cp DW Ms.jpg I wished I knew what this velvety brown capped agaric is! Lactarius comes to mind, but there was no latex and there are next to no ecto-mycorrhizals where we found it. Casanare, ColombiaThumbnailsThe gilled polypore Lentinus crinitus or a closely related species. They are edible, but need a extended time of cooking to soften them up.I wished I knew what this velvety brown capped agaric is! Lactarius comes to mind, but there was no latex and there are next to no ecto-mycorrhizals where we found it. Casanare, ColombiaThumbnailsThe gilled polypore Lentinus crinitus or a closely related species. They are edible, but need a extended time of cooking to soften them up.I wished I knew what this velvety brown capped agaric is! Lactarius comes to mind, but there was no latex and there are next to no ecto-mycorrhizals where we found it. Casanare, ColombiaThumbnailsThe gilled polypore Lentinus crinitus or a closely related species. They are edible, but need a extended time of cooking to soften them up.I wished I knew what this velvety brown capped agaric is! Lactarius comes to mind, but there was no latex and there are next to no ecto-mycorrhizals where we found it. Casanare, ColombiaThumbnailsThe gilled polypore Lentinus crinitus or a closely related species. They are edible, but need a extended time of cooking to soften them up.I wished I knew what this velvety brown capped agaric is! Lactarius comes to mind, but there was no latex and there are next to no ecto-mycorrhizals where we found it. Casanare, ColombiaThumbnailsThe gilled polypore Lentinus crinitus or a closely related species. They are edible, but need a extended time of cooking to soften them up.