Identificaciones de pinonbistro

Growing on well worn log with patches of grooved bark in floodplain of river with many cottonwood, willow, and other non-coniferous trees. Exidia also found on this log at the same time. 3400' riparian area of high desert, recent rain, temps 36-68. Very small and quite sturdy when picked. "Eggs" were really pretty color. Collected for sequencing but unfortunately dropped the unopened one in leaf litter and was unable to find it.

Growing on well worn log with patches of grooved bark, directly beneath and leaning against cottonwood and willow, in floodplain of river with other non-coniferous trees nearby. Was soft and rubbery, held together well when removed, and stuck to fingers and leaf. Looked black on log but seemed to have a slight burgundy or brown translucency in the sun. Birdsnest fungi was found on this log at the same time. 3400', riparian area of high desert, day after area had received a couple days of rain with temps 36-68. Collected for sequencing

Voucher IPL3014
Ground under conifers. Veil present, with a membranous ring . Cap and stem fragile.
Caps under 3.5 cms. Veil towards the center of the cap, not the margin.
Their small size, and their Spring season, points to Psathyrella ellenae.
The added microscopy, is a little confusing since some of the described characters by Smith, sometimes are present, or mixed between the species variations, and perhaps also some characteristics of Psathyrella longistriata.:
Spores brown, elliptic, inequilateral, germ pore present but not evident, not clearly truncated, (8-8.7) x (4.4-4.8); Pleurocystidia ventricose with obtuse apex 50x13.5, ( upside down at times it would appear pointed); cheilocystidia present, vesiculate (Inflated), (28-30) x (11-14). I didn't see a reaction to KOH from this cystidia.

Growing on well worn log with patches of grooved bark in floodplain of river with a lot of cottonwood, willow, and hackberry. Riparian area of high desert, recent rain, temps 36-68. Soft and rubbery and kind of squished down when removed. Collected for sequencing

Growing on branch of large, well worn log with patches of grooved bark. In floodplain of river with a lot of cottonwood, willow, and hackberry. Soft and rubbery and held together when removed. Underside was nice yellow brown. 3400', riparian area of high desert, recent rain with temps 36-68. Collected for sequencing

Very small with thin stem but not as fragile as they looked as they stayed intact when picked. Growing on dead limb of dying tree with multiple trunks and low spread out growth pattern. Shaggy bark and very thin long leaves or seed pods among stand of mesquite in river bed. Possibly a mesquite or acacia