Which cort is this?
Cactu collection
with riparian willow.
Distinct bluish-violet sheen on upper stipe. Some were in large clusters.
On ground at about 8,000 ft. under mixed conifer and aspen.
Under Quercus agrifolia, extremely fluorescent under ultraviolet light
Growing in conifer forest
Odor slightly unpleasant
cap dry, 5.2 cm across
Elevation: 99 m
Mixed Douglas fir and grand fir, some big leaf maple. Underside smooth though minutely hairy at 10x. Awaiting spore print
Found by truffle dog Rye under Douglas-fir
This mushroom has pores, not teeth. It was the only one I found. Very wormy but of value because of its rarity.
Pisgah unburned control. This site has evidence of a fire >>50 years ago as the oaks are resprouts, but they are large. Unburned only with respect to known historical fires.
Hanging down from the underside of an oak log (yes with Mollisia). Often in insect holes.
I really throught the sequence would say this is C. diaphorus because it looks like it, and comes from the type locality, but the sequence says otherwise.
G. strigosus or G. occidentalis. On dead western hemlock
Under Pinus strobus, Betula pendula and Larix decidua near edge of lawn, bank of pond. Could not get spore print.
Spore deposit brown to rusty brown. Odor raphanoid. Cap 1.8 - 2.8 cm across. Stipe 12.5 - 15 cm long x 3.5 - 4 mm wide at the apex. Some cheilocystidia tibiiform. Spores rough, (8.5) 9.1 - 10.3 (11) x (4.8) 5.2 - 6.2 (6.5) µm, Q = (1.5) 1.6 - 1.9 (2.1), N = 30, Me = 9.7 x 5.6 µm, Qe = 1.7.
Quercus agrifolia, Arbutus menziesii, Arctostaphylos. Velvety cap. Broadly attached gills. BRIGHT yellow UVF on gills and stipe. Brown KOH reaction on cap. Odor reminiscent of a plant that I seem to recognize as toxic but can't remember the plant from just the odor
The dust on top is not part of the fungi - pollen is covering everything. These were pretty consistent chestnut color on top, dry. Odor indistinct. Doug fir, Madrone. Stems reddening over time.
Cap dry, not slimy. No fluorescence. Forest of Abies amabilis and Tsuga heterophylla.
On Arbutus menziesii.
The second image has exudate, which leans me toward a crust VS a lichen.
Odor not distinct. Cap 4 cm across. Stipe 7.5 cm long x 5 - 6 mm thick. KOH dark red on cap and stipe. UV365 negative on all surfaces. Growing in needle duff in a forest with Western Hemlock, Douglas-fir and Sitka Spruce. Spores rough, average size 8 x 4.5 µm.
Photo #6 (of Field Data Slip) is GPS tagged.
SDA784
Pseudotsuga/Tsuga
marbled perideum
found by Rye
CAP 5-12 cm broad, reddish brown, smooth becoming wavy at margin(more white tipped at edge), red, chocolate brown with orange red interior.
SPINES 0.3-0.5 cm long, pale buff, grayish with darker brown tips. STEM rather long, blue-green to blackish olive or blackish at base and anywhere handled(especially cap margins). ODOR pleasant: like G. applanatum but less sweet).
TASTE: Extremely bitter(akin to L.officinalis after taste).
MICRO: Spores 5.5-6.6 × 6.8-7 um, nearly round, tuberculate.
Fruiting beneath Western hemlock and Douglas fir. Old growth and saplings mostly.
Temp: upper 70’s.
Multiple images over 3-4 days: progression of drying and Microscopy work.
Growing in the forest duff.
Mild smell and sweet taste.
7092
ITS sequence shows it's a Squamanita but there is no close match to existing records in Genbank.
The host is Amanita canescens and is a separate entry in iNaturalist (200288206)!
Super slimy cap despite other species nearby being bone dry. Didn’t taste it, it has a distinctive smell I can’t put my finger on. Under poplar, aspen, and spruce mix.
Very abundant on the edges of sphagnum hummocks.
This seems to grow out from tight clusters.
Spore measurements:
(62.7) 74.8 - 85.8 (85.9) × (6.4) 6.9 - 7.6 (7.8) µm
Ascii around 175 x 20 µm
No hairs apparent.
8 spored asci.
Deep purple gills, almost brown
ID based on the cortina veil, growing under live oak and another hardwood…
purple gills turning rusty brown, growing scattered under hardwoods
section Purpurascentes?
Spore deposit orange-brown. Cap 5 - 7 cm across. Gills with olive hue. Stipe 5.5 cm long x 1.2 - 1.5 cm wide at the apex, 2.1 - 3 cm wide at the base. KOH brown on cap. Growing under Picea sitchensis.
Possibly C. riederi.
Spore deposit orange-brown. Odor not distinct. Cap 6.4 - 6.7 cm across, glutinous when wet. Gills light brown. Stipe 8 cm long x 1.2 - 1.3 cm wide at the apex, 3.5 - 3.6 cm wide at the base. Average spore size 8.4 x 5.2 µm. KOH orange reddish brown on cap.
very yellow, under pine; possilby older S. pseudobrevipes? sent to the Duke Vilgalys lab for Suillus study
Spore deposit brown on white background, orange on black. Odor farinaceous. Cap 1.8 - 3.7 cm across, viscid. Stipe 8.5 - 12.5 cm long x 3.5 - 4 mm thick at apex, hollow. Young gills violet. Average spore size 9 x 5 µm. Growing under Western Hemlock and Sitka Spruce.
Odor farinaceous. Cap 2 - 3.5 cm across. Stipe 14.5 - 16 cm long x 5 mm wide at the apex, hollow. Gills on young fruitbodies lilac. Average spore size 7.7 x 4.7 µm. Growing under Western Hemlock and Sitka Spruce..
I can find no close match. I believe that this species is undescribed. The spores are 8-10x4-5.5 microns, the cap and flesh reddens in 40% KOH, the habitat is mixed conifers
blue staining, no hints of purple. large basal bulb. cap viscid, stem dry. who am i ? 👀
In sphagnum, no odor to me but was found by truffle dog
Staining dark blue quickly. Found growing under locust tree next to paved path.
Emerging through duff under giant Quercus kelloggii, with mixed younger Calocedrus decurrens.
Tan cap 8–15 cm diameter. Tubes yellow, immediately bruising blue; distinctly notched attachment to stipe. Stipe 3–7 cm at apex, expanding downward to a large bulb with a tapered base. Taste mildly bitter.
Found by truffle dog Rye
Most mature specimen smelled almost cyanide/almond
Right beside a Picea rubens root. Red pores. Stains black immediately on all areas of the basidiocarp including flesh when cut. Smells slightly nutty.
Last photo is a cross section half way through dehydration.