dannymi's Identifications

VOUCHER # 73190

DATE: 1 NOV 2020

STATE: WA

COUNTY: Mason

FORAY ID: South Sound Mycoflora Project, Brown Creek Campground Foray.

SITE NAME: NF Rd 2394, Labar Creek Area, Olympic National Park

iNat #: 64138054

NEARBY FLORA:

Conifer: Douglas Fir, Hemlock.
Deciduous: Big-leaf Maple, Vine Maple, Red Huckleberry.
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Deer Fern, Black/Purple Huckleberry, Oregon Grape.

SUBSTRATE: Old-growth Hemlock Log at base, growing on the upper part of root with Moss nearby.

HABIT: Few (3 within 6-inch area).

LIGHT EXPOSURE: Shade to Partial Shade, perhaps Full Sun.

MOISTURE: Damp

AMBIENT TEMP: 48 Degrees F

SOIL TEMP: NA

ECOSYSTEM: Old-growth Forest, predominantly Western Hemlock varying in age of 500-1000 years plus, estimated.

ELEVATION: 1000 Ft/305 Meters

LAY OF THE LAND: Flat to Irregular

ODOR: Ostensibly Farinacious.

TASTE: Ostensibly Farinacious.

REFERENCES:

Audubon Society Field Guide to N. American Mushrooms (plate 45, pg 779);
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast (Siegel & Schwarz), pg 305;
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (Trudell & Ammirati), pg 125-126;
Pictorial Key to Pacific NW Mushrooms (Danny Miller)
Mushroom Expert Website (Michael Kuo)

DETAILED PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

CAP: When mature, the shape is hemispheric – almost Parabolic, viscid, light-greyish-brown towards the center then washing out towards the Margin, ~ 3-4 mm long and ~ 3-6 mm wide. Somewhat viscid/tacky when wet. Margin is Sulcate, with regular pointed edges between each pair of gills. When immature the shape is almost like a ball, with the Margin touching, perhaps attached to the Stipe. The color is more light-yellow with a hint of tan.

GILLS: White, hooked, crowded, but equally spaced.

STIPE: Yellow, mostly equal, with a slight bulging at the Base. Central attachment, viscid. Varying from ~1.2 – 3.3 cm long.

FLESH: Translucent. With no affect thru cutting or bruising.

SPORES: White

MYCELIA: White and very dense/cottony on the surface of the wood.