14 fall mushrooms and how to ID them: Entoloma abortivum, Lactarius paradoxus and more

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In this video, I cover identification features for 14 mushrooms that are common to semi-common in the southeastern United States. Here's the list of stuff I cover:
1. Entoloma abortivum, commonly called shrimp of the woods or aborted Entoloma. This tasty species is the result of mushroom-on-mushroom parasitism, transforming fibrous, gilled honey mushrooms in the Armillaria genus into a yummy blob of shrimp-flavored goodness.
2. Hydnum subgenus Alba, commonly called the hedgehog mushroom. A personal favorite of mine because they're fun to find. Hedgehogs have have adorable little teeth under a creamy-colored cap, and I sure do like how they taste.
3. Cantharellus cinnabarinus, aka the cinnabar-red chanterelle. My specimen is a late bloomer, as these diminutive chanterelles are more dominant in the summer.
4. Lactarius paradoxus. Oh boy, this specimen is something special. Lactarius paradoxus is so called because it goes through a series of seemingly unlikely color changes during its life cycle. The one I found has lots of red, blue, purple, and pink, with blue-green fissures on the stem.
5. Lactifluus piperatus, commonly called the peppery milky cap. NOTE: I incorrectly call this mushroom by its old name, Lactarius piperatus. Ugh and shame. This whitish mushroom has a big depression in the cap, a matte finish, and tightly packed gills that bleed creamy, yellow-tinged latex. This mushroom is excruciatingly hot, so it's best to handle it cautiously so you don't get a ton of razorfire spicy latex on your fingers.
6. Amanita section Caesareae 3-for-1: Amanita jacksonii, Amanita banningiana, and Amanita arkansana. They're all colorful, striated mushrooms that emerge from eggs, with Amanita jacksonii being the most famous with a handsome red and vermilion cap, yellow-orange gills, and reddish orange chevrons of tissue on the stem.
7. Ramaria species with pink tips. This coral-like mushroom belongs to a large genus that can be tricky to ID to species, but like other Ramaria it's Ramariakable because of its elegant branches and nifty coloration.
8. Trametes betulina, a species that looks very similar to the common turkey tail (Trametes versicolor), except that it has tough, white gills under the cap.
9. Amanita amerirubescens group, commonly called the blusher. This species group contains large mushrooms that stain and streak a dark reddish color as they mature, as though a wine mom dribbled a few ounces of merlot on the cap and base of the stem. Although edible, I choose not to eat blushers out of an abundance of caution.
10. Baospora myosura, commonly called the pine cone mushroom. Although a little drab, this unique little monster grows big spiky ropes of mycelium in order to hang onto its pine cone home.
11. Hygrocybe species. Although I am not sure of the identity (yet!) of the mushrooms I collected, Hygrocybes are easy to recognize as a genus on account of their waxy, buttery-smooth gills. The mushroom I found is sort of iconically Hygrocybe-ish, insofar as it has a red cap, waxy and widely spaced yellow gills, and a slimy yellow stem.
12. A red Russula mushroom. Red Russulas are preposterously difficult to ID, even though they're one of the most common sorts of mushrooms you'll see on a day-to-day basis. For this reason, I conclude that all the aforementioned babble is fun and everything, but at the end of the day, red Russulas are a cheerfully colored reminder of how little we truly understand about the fungal kingdom.