Fruiting in urban wood chips in flower bed along the pathway.
Fruiting beneath a stand of Douglas fir.
Cap: “ironed on” vellum material adhering to cap cuticle.
Cap: peachy tones/orange/yellowish.
Stem: short, squat.
Harvested 1/2 cap.
Removed a single gill and mounted in 3% KOH.
MICROSCOPY:
Spores: ellipsoid, with slightly curved tips, medium sized.
Dehydrating specimen for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation linked below-
Solo, under a downed log.
Subtle sweet smell. Mild taste.
Found near oak and pine. In the last photo Im pointing to where i applied KOH. It turned a yellowish brown under KOH
Spores with germ pore, (12.6) 12.7 - 13.8 (14.1) x (7.9) 8 - 8.5 (8.7) µm, Q = (1.5) 1.52 - 1.66 (1.7), N = 11, Me = 13.1 x 8.3 µm.
hollow stipe, growing from wood, vertical striations on stipe