Cap brown, umbonate, viscid, 1.7 cm
Stem silky, violet hues on lower part, 6 cm X .7 cm
Spores brown, cortina leaves spore-colored zone.
Smell of sulphur, mercaptan, coal tar
Taste mild.
Growing on soil in beaten path, conifers nearby, single stems.
Steccherinum ochracea have smooth spores, these are ornamented with warts.
Mycoblitz - #15554 - near birch, and birch boletes. Earthy smell, like grass. (Growing in grass) - See notebook pg 42 for photo descriptions
Cheilocystidia appendages: 1-4um, Spores: (7-10)x(4.5-5.5) um. Faint cross-veins. Mycelial threads spread from base of stipe to close interaction with moss (glows under UV - far right photo 9) Pleurocystidia long, very bumpy surface, 16.5um last photo 1Div=1um Slide 21
FDS-CA-00717
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing in a Quercus agrifolia and Arbutus menziesii grove
White, smooth pileus and stipe with mild brown bruising, white lamellae
Taste slowly spicy
Smell indistinct
No KOH
Fluorescing brightly yellow on all parts, esp. lamellae
a parasite of the rust which is a parasite of the Muehlenbeckia. The photo shows the tendrils of spores exuded from the black flask-shaped fruitbodies embedded in the rust pustule on the leaf. Record https://inaturalist.nz/observations/4952792
Note there are no nodules at the base of the leaf
Found by chance while scoping a Clavulinopsis sp. Abundant on its surface. The host fungus was growing among moss. Park.
Found by truffle dog Rye in a mixed age/old growth Douglas fir and grand fir forest. Dense bramble groundcover. The only other truffles Rye found in this forest were Tuber oregonense, this one struck me as different partly due to its odd aroma — slightly meaty, and the sharp notes reminded me of grapefruit. There is a chance it could just be an “off” T. oregonense but I did not see any signs of decay.
On gilled fungi with stem. The fungi were growing on old giant grass stems. Convent area. On wood inhabiting agarics. Acc. to lit. mainly on Crepidotus species but the host here had a long stipe. Mushroom becomes unrecognizable. Parasite hardens tissues filling up the space between the gills. I also observed that it emptied flesh from inside the stipe. It feels firm. It also says that it may spread onto adjacent wood. This is its anamorph and the conidia are unicellular, growing from a verticillate cell.
Gymnopilus aeruginosus/luteofolius clade:
Fruiting on a cut mature conifer stump. Noticed while getting gas before my trip North to Mount Walker area.
Caps: exhibiting blue/green stains(especially at margins).
Odor: sweet, pungent.
Harvested multiple specimens.
Spore printed a single cap directly on a glass slide.
Spore print: rusty orange/reddish brown.
Mounted spore printed slide in KOH.
Spores: ellipsoid, side laying spores slightly curved(inequilateral), small sized, golden in KOH.
Dehydrated all specimens and bagged for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My coinciding Mushroomobserver observation below-
Jordan Gates collection, see also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139581621
A quadripartite interaction between a Merismodes sp., a diatrypaceous fungus, a Dialonectria sp., and an indet. helotialean cup. The Merismodes sp. has an obvious affinity for the erumpent stromata of the diatrypaceous fungus, but will also occur elsewhere on the substrate, where there doesn't appear to be any evidence of stromatal growth/tissue. The Dialonectria sp., however, forms exclusively atop the ostioles of the diatrypaceous fungus, and upon these perithecia grow an as of yet unidentified discomycete. Apparently, this is not an uncommon habit for Merismodes; growing atop the stromatal surfaces of various diatrypaceous fungi. Another observation of Merismodes forming a close association with diatrypaceous stromata, on the same substrate (birch), in the same biogeographic region (southern Appalachian highlands) is shown and discussed in the following blog post: https://weirdandwonderfulwildmushrooms.blogspot.com/2014/04/
Second growth forest about 500m from ocean, in forest duff, near hemlocks. No odour, no taste.
Growing from a single fallen hemlock needle in old growth found by @bradenjudson
ex Carex riparia
uredospores with 3 germ pores, 26-34 x 20-24.5 µm, average 29 x 23 µm
teliospores 49-75 x 16-26.5 µm, average 64 x 20 µm
Courting Chopaka East, South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area, Osoyoos, BC, Canada
On a broken birch branch (Betula).
Basidiospores measure in H2O
(8.1) 8.3 - 9.2 (9.5) × 2.2 - 2.47 (2.5) µm
Q = (3.3) 3.5 - 4 (4.2) ; N = 20
Me = 8.8 × 2.3 µm ; Qe = 3.8
Exceedingly small apothecia of unrelated sp. (presumed to be Unguicularia) noticed during photo editing. Separate observation may be created at later date. ITS forthcoming.
Collected during the 2023 Spring Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Key Council in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
ITS and micro forthcoming.
Collected during the 2023 Spring Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Key Council in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
ITS and additional micro forthcoming.
Collected during the 2023 Spring Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Key Council in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
mounted in h2o. ITS forthcoming.
Collected during the 2023 Spring Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Key Council in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
under 1mm diam., tucked in amongst the deceptively similar, black-bordered primordia of neighboring Perrotia flammea (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163625669). On same substrate as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163625666 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163625665 as well. ITS and micro forthcoming.
Collected during the 2023 Spring Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Key Council in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
Ok, quite a few mistakes on my part ;) Revisit shows this is not a cherry tree, it is a trembling aspen! And yes, it is an insect gall of some kind. I suspect one of the species listed on pg 84 of this link https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3833855.pdf
See http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51659356 on the island.
Photo 16 looks like bright orange conidiogenic cells (x1000) 1div=1um Yeast ? Or Trichothecium roseum teleomorph? See also photo 11 between the number 4 and 5 on the ruler: not sure if that is Blastic-retrogressive conidiogenesis - as seen in Trichothecium anamorphs? Note 1 div=2.5 um. Also compare photo 5 with photo 17 Light green has turned black. 03/25 : Added what the sample turned into after two months in a sealed container, room temperature. May 21, 2023 discovered other 'Diatrype' style dark sooty mold on maple nearby and on Trembling aspen. I note how dark the holes here are: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163340797 - and the feeding trails are there but they are faint
Taken from herbarium specimen of Cephalozia lunulifolia. "Hemlock forest just west of O'Connor Lake
Found growing in some Nootka rose pots at Satinflower Nursery.
Anamorphic fungi was growing directly from decorticated ?hardwood log.
Conidia with 3-septa, middle cells are dark brown, the ends are hyaline, measured
(32) 34.7 - 41.4 (43) × (10.7) 11.3 - 12.3 (12.7) µm
Q = (2.6) 2.9 - 3.5 (3.7) ; N = 19
Me = 37.9 × 11.9 µm ; Qe = 3.2
Conidiophores 130-152um in length.
Next to Calycina citrina and Helicoma muelleri.
On decorticated log next to Arachnopeziza trabinelloides anamorphic fungi.
Conidia dark brown with 3 septa, measured
(14.5) 14.9 - 22.6 (23.6) × (7) 8.5 - 13.8 (13.9) µm
Q = 1.6 - 1.9 (2.1) ; N = 11
Me = 20.3 × 11.5 µm ; Qe = 1.8
On capsule and seta of Neckera douglasii
@jimmylegs @stewartweschler Here is the update for the lupin you were asking about. How do you differentiate between the different lupins that all seem to like the same habitat?
Insect, emerald green, metallic shiny appearance approx 1.5" long. Has wings.
What is this? Is it organic? Found in Leaf pile.
Mew gull with limited white in primaries.
People got it o the their prawn trap from 300+ feet of water. When i touched it, it had the texture of a dish sponge + styrofoam.
Huge butterfly perfectly contrasted on the rhododendron