-cap shiny (not viscid) like a turtle shell -black spores when touched gills below with finger -veil remnants present (strings from cap to stalk, black spore coated "ring" -growing on bison (buffalo) dung in short grass area -recently several days of rain, found on cloudy on-off drizzling day -similar (same?) species found in other parts of park, including East Block on cow dung (not bison) -Note: could not collect specimen because from a national park and have not obtained a permit