Soft, densely packed cups growing on a dead hardwood stick
Photos 2-4 are after spending the night in a humidity chamber (I also accidentally smooshed them with my thumb)
@deniszabin Do you recognize this?
Staining reddish brown
Growing in clusters out of rocky road cut adjacent to montane silver fir forest. Very fleshy watery interior of cap and stem. Dry somewhat scaly cap.
im caught between Collybiopsis, Mycetinis, and Tetrapyrgos nigripes