Under maple and hemlock at the sandy margin of an organic maple slough.
Mycelium consistently white.
WDV 322
In mesic, sandy-gravelly oak woodland under red oak (Quercus rubra) and witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana). Deep duff layer.
WDV 369
Dry-mesic, sandy forest under hickory, oak, and maple.
WDV 381
Dry-mesic, sandy forest under hickory, oak, and maple.
WDV 381
On the ground under red and white pines. Dry, gravelly till ridge.
Spores inamyloid (Melzer's -).
Odor mild, taste indistinct.
Second photo is dried specimens under UV.
WDV 455
Scattered in moist-mesic sandy soil under hemlocks and beech.
WDV 465
Growing in a deep bed of white pine needles (Pinus strobus) in mixed oak-pine woodland.
WDV 335
In a sand barren with grasses (Poaceae), asters and goldenrods (Astereae), and near poplars (Populus sp.).
WDV 360
Looks like A. placomyces but much smaller, more delicate. Stipe stained yellow after collecting.
Under oaks in a mature oak-hickory forest.
WDV 331
Mesic sandy rise within a maple swamp under sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis).
WDV 323
Moist-mesic sandy ground under oaks.
Distal portions of asci staining blue in Melzer's.
8+ spores per ascus.
Ascospores roughened, 12-14 x 6-8 μm
WDV 479
The cracked cap polypore is a mushroom with a cap that’s texture is hard/wood-like, brown coloured cap that is cracked with concentric rings, with varying shades of brown. The underside helps identify this fungi as it is dark brown and lacks gills (pores instead). This mushroom has an overall bracket like shape, with growth in the side of trees. Size varies but this polypore is typically large and abnormally shaped.