Under chamise, near manzanita.
Cap 3–4 cm diameter, shiny purplish brown, with vellipellis. Fleshy staining slightly reddish. Stipe base swollen. Cortina forming persistent annulus consistently near the base of the stipe.
Odor mild, slightly wet dog.
KOH-
Stipe and gills UV+ blue
Rays noticeably thinner and more spider-like than A. hygrometricus in live oak woodland.
Minute grayish-tan hygrophanous coprinelloid with striate cap, densely floccose, with appendiculate margin. Gills adnate.
In soil near burned cottonwoods.
Exciple smooth, whitish; epihymenium pruplish, subhymenium white.
Asci 267–287 x 12.5–15 µm; IKI+ amyloid with distinct ring, and weak reaction on wall, only intense at top. Ascus base like fish tail fin.
Paraphyses simple, cylindrical, 3.3 µm thick, equal; clavate end 4.3 µm thick, not crooked.
Subhymenium textura prismatica.
Ascospores hyaline smooth, biguttulate, [13.6] 14–15.5 [16.8] x [7.5] 8.2–9 [9.5] µm (mean 14.7 x 8.7 µm); Q 1.4–1.8 (mean 1.7); larger than G. violacea s. str. (“12,5-14 (-14,5) × 7,8-8,5 μm”).
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WEW019 Was collected by Bitty Roy and Keyyana Blount on Feb 3, 2015 at Big Spires Prairie, which is a restored native prairie near Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lane County, Oregon. The fungus is terrestrial and grass associated; the grass present was Festuca roemeri (native). This prairie had been burned a few months earlier, in the fall of 2014. No trees were nearby.
At base of dead tree, possibly chamise.
KOH+ red, quickly darkening.
UV+ green
Spores ellipsoid, with small hilar appendage, 14–16 x 10.4–11 μm; walls 1.5–2 μm thick; starting light yellow, becoming brown.
Basidia 34 x 9.4 μm.
With Arctostaphylos.
Anza Borrego
On leaves of laurel sumac
Spores smooth, ellipsoid.
Excipulum texture cubic.
Asci IKI-
Bright orange ascos with white hairy margin,
Growing on deadwood,
Near pine,
No UV/odor
Found by Phil Dekat,
Gray inky with long white stem,
Growing in boggy area
Pink crust growing on deadwood near snowmelt and pine/aspen,
Indistinct KOH,
No UV
Creme colored fungi with annulus,
Has reddish brown droplets on stipe,
Growing near redwood/alder,
Indistinct mushroom odor,
UV on gills,
No taste,
Indistinct KOH
Small brown fruitbodies growing on deadwood,
Wavy, sinuate gills,
Dark brown stipe with lighter apex,
Blue UV on gills margin,
Near doug fir/madrone/chinquapin/bay laurel/tan oak/maple/evergreen Huckleberry/salal,
No odor,
Brown KOH,
Bitter taste
Orangey white mushroom growing in soil,
Near sitka spruce,
UV rxn on interior flesh,
Purple KOH,
Potato texture,
Indistinct taste
Locations approximate. On Azalea Trail.
Black bumpy fungi growing on deadwood next to road,
Near sambucus/alder/sitka spruce,
No UV,
Black KOH
White ascos growing on underside of log,
Near alder/sambucus/sitka spruce,
Mild UV
Blue fungi with white margin and red droplets and teeth,
Growing near sitka spruce,
Play dough odor,
Tastes like it smells,
No UV,
Blue Green KOH
Growing on decaying polypore. Spores almond shaped with longitudinal ridges, clearly angular at face view.
On one of the stairs on a trail at Finca Heimatlos.
The same fruiting body as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204487111
Found by Phil Dekat,
Inky caps with darkened center and pruinose stem growing on deadwood in boggy area,
No UV
Maybe? Early in the investigation, but will have to come back to this one. On what looks like an old Russula. Many of these rotting fruitbodies with the same orange mold.
Phialides in whorls and the right shape, spores seem hydrophilic but perhaps not the right shape...not sure how many other molds share these characteristics. Maybe something else in the Nectriaceae?
Found by Phil Dekat,
Small tan capped fungi with white stipe,
Growing inside log next to creek,
Near pine
Metaparasitism?
Hypomyces parasitizing Asterophora lycoperdoides parasitizing rotting russula,
Near sitka spruce,
No UV
Brown fungi with white tomentum,
Growing near pine,
Pink spored,
No UV,
Indistinct odor
Viscid cap, long straight tapering stipe. Fruiting from sand at base of CHSE, Aspen nearby. K light red
Pink fungus parasitizing insect(aphid?),
Found by Phil Dekat on underside of salal
Eating a Chinese red-headed centipede
Growing on very wet, decayed wood (tanoak I think) along Zayante Creek
Voucher Collection of 10525 DLL was collected in a conifer forest on 13 November 2021 and basidiomata were scattered in redwood branchlet humus, in Cutten, Humboldt County, California. A complete description of the macroscopic features of fruiting bodies is available.
An ITS sequence was obtained by Sharon Squazzo who determined that this sequence was a 100% match to the sequences of DLL 10520, 10523 (Inat 171868045), 10533 (iNat193540206), MM10 and Buck McAoo (INat 30337093).
Description of the Microscopic Features of 10525dll
Basidiospores 5–6-angled, angles distinct, apex acute, obtuse, or flat, typically single droplet, in profile view subsodiametric to heterodiametric, on the average decidedly heterodiametric, 9–11.5 × 7.0–9.5 μm (xavg = 10.4 ± 0.56 × 8.2 ± 0.51 μm; Q = 1.1–1.4; Qavg =1.27 ± 0.08; n = 89).
Basidia clavate and tapered to a narrow base, a few with granules, separate easily, sides typically smooth, rarely with one or very rarely two indentations, 35.0–52.0 × 7.0–14.0 μm (xavg = 42.2 ± 3.34 × 11.7 ± 1.44 μm; Q = 2.9–5.3; Qavg =3.66 ± 0.53; n = 52); typically 4-sterigmate, rarely 2-sterigmate, sterigma length 1.00–6.39 μm (n = 50).
Gill Edge sterile in cross sections of the lamellae partially sterile but not on the entire lamellae; Hymenium 32.0–51.5 μm (n = 7). Subhymenium composed of tightly entangled hyphae, 8.5–15.0 μm wide (n = 8; Gill Trama 76.0–200.0 μm (n = 6) subbparallel and longitudinally entangled.
Lamellar Trama Hyphae in squash mounts of the gills, long to very long and narrow to broad, 35.0–153.0 × 4.5–20.0 μm (xavg = 81.3 ± 29.98 × 9.8 ± 3.55 μm; Q = 3.6–21.0; Qavg =9.1 ± 4.07; n = 47.
Cheilocystidia more abundant on one end of the lamellar edge, typically protruding 24.0–56.5 μm (n = 14) beyond the hymenium, solitary to scattered in the middle of the gill edge, at times very abundant, easily verifiable in mounts of a single lamellae if the cystidia protrude beyond the hymenium, colorless, thin-walled, aciculate to aculeate, then lanceolate, and most commonly rostrate ventricose with the rostrum narrow or cylindrical, short to very long and often capiculate or cylindrically lanceolate, 48.0–119.0 × 4.5–21.5 μm (xavg = 84.8 ± 16.07 × 12.2 ± 4.09 μm; Q = 2.6–19.5; Qavg =7.83 ± 3.37;n = 38).
Pleurocystidia similar to the cheilocystidia in shape and size47.67–118.73 × 4.43–21.55 μm (x = 84.81 ± 16.07 × 12.22 ± 4.09 μm ; E = 2.64–19.41; Q =7.83 ± 3.37;n = 38)..
Pileipellis in radial sections of the pileus up to 177–400 μm (n = 7). deep in the pileus center, elsewhere 65–128 μm deep; in the pileus center a trichodermium with the terminal 10 cells pigmented, erect and tightly entangled; these terminal cells are semi-erect to somewhat erect near the pileus center and entirely prostrate from the middle to the pileus margin; Pileocystidia cylindrical to narrowly clavate in shape, rarely clavate, 20.0–72.0 × 6. 0–11.5 μm (xavg = 47.1 ± 11.7 × 9.1 ± 1.43 μm; Q = 2.7–8.2; Qavg =5.3 ± 1.37; n = 28).
Subpellis not differentiated from the pileal trama.
Pileal Trama in radial sections of the pileus composed of a colorless layer from the pileipellis to the hymenium; Pileal Tramal Hyphae loosely to tightly entangled and subparallel, individual hyphae long to very long and narrow to broad, 14.0–73.0 × 2.0–13.0 μm (xavg = 36.3 ± 16.5 × 6.4 ± 3.00 μm; Q = 2.4–13.0; Qavg =6.42 ± 2.93; n = 25).
Stipitipellis 21.–58.0 μm (n = 7 )deep.. The stipe apex composed hymenial elements at the stop ½ inch; Caulocystidia similar in shape and form very smaller than the hymenial cystidia.
Stipe Tramal Hyphae composed of subparallel and longitudinally entangled hyphae in longitudinal sections of the stipe; individual hyphae were measured in squash mounts of the stipe trama, 17.5–171.0 × 8.0–26.5 μm (xavg = 92.2 ± 36.60 × 14.5 ± 4.01 μm; Q = 1.11–18.16; Qavg = 6.8 ± 3.36; n = 37).
Clamp connections absent in all tissues.
Pigmentation brown, intracellular and uniform in the pileipellis, colorless in the stipipellis; possibly colorless in the lamellar hyphae; some the stipe tramal hyphae with encrustations that are often difficult to determine. .
Oleiferous Hyphae abundant in the tramas of the pileus, stipe, and lamellae.
Lipoidal Hyphae absent.
Stipe Tramal Hyphae devoid of granules.
Medium-sized fungi growing on deadwood,
Brown, hairy cap with lighter margin,
Creme colored, free gills,
White apex of stipe with yellowish brown base,
White basal tomentum,
Growing near Doug fir/chinquapin/madrone/tan oak/bay laurel, maple/evergreen Huckleberry/salal,
Strong, White UV rxn all over,
Indistinct odor
Brown crust with light margin,
Growing on deadwood,
Near redwood,
No UV/odor,
Black KOH
Parasitized russula,
Reddish brown medium sized fruitbodies covered in white cobwebby fungus,
Growing near sitka spruce,
Eraser odor,
Tastes like it smells,
Strong UV rxn,
Indistinct KOH
Hard/round/Brown fungus growing on deadwood(big leaf maple) next to trail
Near sitka spruce,
Concentric bands on interior,
No odor/UV,
No KOH; neon green under UV
Medium sized asco on deadwood,
Dark green center with mustard yellow margin,
Growing near tan oak/doug fir/bay laurel/maple/madrone/chinquapin,
Orange UV rxn,
Golden fungi with veiny underside,
Growing near sitka spruce,
Strong UV on gills/stipe,
Mild acrid taste,
Indistinct KOH,
Mild cleaner odor
Brown fungi with pink spores and white basal tomentum,
Growing next to blacktop in disturbed soil,
Near redwood/sitka spruce/Doug fir/big leaf maple,
Yellow UV on gills,
Play dough odor,
Tastes like it smells,
No KOH
Growing under mature, widely spaced Pinus attenuata amongst chaparral. Chocolate to yellowish brown cap with distinct pointed umbo when young, radially fibrillose. Lamellae notched, narrowly attached, yellowish orange to vermillion orange at maturity, KOH+ bloodred. Stipe yellowish beige, silky-looking, KOH+ dark violet. Smells earthy, similar to Stropharia or Psilocybe.
Brown short fungi with reddish yellow pores and blue staining,
Near sitka spruce,
No UV,
Eraser odor,
Orange KOH
Found by Phil Dekat,
Black insect with white fungus
Growing under log,
Near pine
Brown fungus with specks on umbonate and striate cap,
Longitudinal striations on stipe,
White tomentum,
Growing near pine next to creek,
No UV,
Mild cleaner odor,
Tastes like it smells,
Brown KOH
Found by Phil Dekat,
White fungus parasitizing spider,
Growing on the underside of salal
Salal leaf
Host here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171609096
Found by Phil Dekat,
White fungus parasitizing spider,
Growing on underside of salal leaf
Red brown medium sized fruitbodies with white gills/stipe
Growing near sitka spruce/hemlock,
Strong UV on gills,
Orange KOH,
No taste/odor
Light colored,rounded dots of fungi growing on rotting conk,
Near sitka spruce/pine/hemlock,
UV,
Indistinct mushroomy odor
Brown polpores growing on deadwood,
Near Doug fir/redwood,
Strong UV on margin and pores,
Indistinct odor/KOH
Puff balls found on ground near horse stalls at 3000 ft elevation about 3 weeks after the snow melt.
Had pyramid pointed structures on immature specimens.
Whitish puff ball with white stuffing inside. 32mm wide and smaller
Microscopy: 4um globose smooth dextrinoid in Melzer's. Had a bit of a point on one end and large dark spot in center of spore.
White ball shaped fungus growing near pine,
Indistinct mushroom odor; mild chocolate odor when cut,
Green KOH on gleba
observed and photographed from dried material at the S. M. Tracy Herbarium (TAES) with D. Lewis, K. McCabe, C. ____ & R. Cronce.
perithecia turning violet/purple in KOH.
host more likely a different sp. of Lentinus.
observed and photographed from dried material at the S. M. Tracy Herbarium (TAES) with D. Lewis, K. McCabe, C. ____ & R. Cronce.
Note mandibles clasped around terminus of bryophyte stalk
Microcharacters not observed due to paucity of material (singleton).
Found in fog drip saturated Sequoia sempervirens dominant coastal forest with Pseudotsuga menziesii and Notholithocarpus densiflorus understory MMWD
Growing in Sequoia sempervirens duff
Blue stiped Entolomataceae with a completely inverted cap. Lamellae grayish
Smell indistinct
Pileus: (3) - (57)mm, hemispheric when young, rarely subplane in age, hygrophanous, staining strongly bluish. gills attached, sets of short gills of differing lengths.
Stipe: exannulate, staining bluish to blackish, hollow in age, base strongly rhizomorphic.
Spores: ellipsoid to mango shaped (9.2)10-13(14.6) x 5.7-7.3(9.7) microns. dark purple-brown in deposit.
Cheilocystidia: 19-31 x 5.3-8.6 microns occasionally bifurcate, very rarely trifurcate.
Pleurocystidia: absent or very rare. a few bifurcate structures observed that might be pleurocystidia.
Basidia: 26-32 microns. all basidia appear to be 4 spored.
Bioassay: strongly active.
Found under a holly bush in man-made mulch at the edge of a lawn. The spores are slightly larger than what has previously been described for Psilocybe baeocystis.
Microscopy photos by Alan Rockefeller. Additional microscopic measurements and photos by Workman (sporeworks) in 2007.