V120. Growing on a dead branch that was lying on the ground in a mesquite bosque at 3300 ft. in elevation. Each disk was smaller than my fingernail. Resembles Aleurodiscus, but I am not sure that is the ID.
the capped mushroom in with the sweetgum xylaria
Gregarious on thick sedge debris over peat in wet meadow, under Carex and Betula glandulosa. Spores small, white, smooth, ellipsoid, inamyloid. Photos taken in dark conditions — see tackle box photo for mostly accurate color
Found under tomato plant in a huge clump. I don’t know the term but it feels hairy or moss like on the stem and cap and rubbed off on my fingers
Collected beneath the same tree as my other observation of this same species- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171660035
Seems to be prolific among the magnolia duff but does not appear to be infecting any other duff present.
parasitizing Cyclocosmia truncata.
See spider observation here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173218441
Growing in wet mixed duff. Some appeared to be emerging from Redwood needles, but difficult to determine. The first image shows some that were emerging from a rotten Rhododendron (?) twig. Other options are California-Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica) and Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) leaves.
Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body
Barrio Río Cañas Abajo. Found in lower/mid elevation moist secondary forest on bank along side of trail under Myconia sp. shrub. Substrate appears to be seeds, but could be sclerotium. Perithecia are cone shaped bumps, some are dull and some come to a point giving the impression of spikes, perhaps depending on the stage of development.
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Originally posted to Mushroom Observer on Dec. 5, 2018.
Growing in moss on the bank of a creek (which had receded).
On White Oak (Quercus alba); in oak-hickory woods.
Very decayed wood. Fungus viewed on this dead tree for four years.
White mushroom growing out of redwood duff,
Decurrent gills,
Hairy cap margin,
White mycelium,
Brown spored,
Sweetish eraser odor,
Eraser texture,
Strong yellow UV rxn on stipe/interior flesh/gills,
Indistinct taste,
No KOH rxn
Substrate: on well decomposed wood, changing to 5B7 in KOH, odor of ginger
Habitat: dry semideciduous forest [Curupaú (Anadenanthera colubrina) / Motacú (Attalea phalerata) / Bamboo (Chusquea spp.) / Bibosi (Ficus sp.)]
Ecoregion: intersection of Chiquitano Dry Forests (NT0212) and Cerrado Savanna (NT0704)
Collectors: D. Newman, I. Cuba Pinto, E. Melgarejo Estrada, D. Camacho Ramirez & S. Montaño Poquiviqui.
Collection #: DSN12.295 (SS86)
confirms my suspected ID at Observation 135451
Originally posted to Mushroom Observer on Apr. 21, 2019.
Spore deposit white. Cap 2.3 - 4 cm across, not hygrophanous. Stipe 2.2 - 2.7 cm long x 3 - 6 mm thick, white rhizomorphs dense at the base. Odor slightly grassy. Taste mild, leaving a slight lingering astringent sensation. Gills up to 3.5 mm tall, most 2 - 3 mm. Spores inamyloid, elliptic, smooth, (4.4) 4.43 - 4.9 (5.1) x (2.6) 2.7 - 3 (3.4) µm. Q = 1.55 - 1.7. Although I'm not an expert, I believe the pileus pigment is intracellular. Could also be Clitocybe ramigena due to the shorter stipe and darker gills, but I chose R. pruinosa due to the cap color, odor, and intracellular pileus pigmentation (versus pigment in slightly thickened hyphae walls or very finely encrusted hyphae). These were growing in a Sitka Spruce/Douglas Fir forest.
Under Abies grandis, tan oak and Hemlock. Not much taste or odor.
Anamorph, on rabbit dung
On a 475 million-year-old limestone outcrop (bioclastic lime packstone). These beds were laid down in a marine environment when the atmosphere held 10 times more CO2 and sea level was 200-300 m higher than today. There was a worldwide biological deposition of calcite in marine sediments, of which these beds are a sample. This lichen settles inside the crystals and slowly contributes to the cliff's erosion. (The bed of the marsh in front of the cliffs is composed of marl and I wonder if this lichen is largely responsible for that). The lichen field is very extensively present in almost all soft seams (interbedded with harder shale that is colonized by Acarospora) along the 800 m outcrop in the bird sanctuary. I have previously submitted this as Bagliettoa calciseda, and I wanted to confirm that with microscopy. The putative perithecia are 0.15 to 0.3 um (see photo - they are smaller than the width of the lines on my ruler), and are easy to remove though difficult to section, because of their size and because they are filled with crystalline inclusions (emphasized in one photo with crossed polarizers). At higher magnification it is possible to see that even the blackish soredia embed themselves in the transformed calcite. I was not able to find any asci, nor any spores. There are 'spores' abundantly present, which are one- and two-celled, brown, widely germinating to produce brown filaments that run over and through the 'perithecia'. See in particular the photo where they appear to form a surface net. Phycobionts (Trebouxia, I think) also abundant in the 'perithecia'. I get the impression that the perithecia are glorified soredia. Without spores, it remains that this could be Bagliettoa or Thelidium. I will return some day to try to find some fertile perithecia. This text is not as long as the time spent examining this lichen.
Sur un affleurement calcaire vieux de 475 millions d'années (packstone calcaire bioclastique). Ces lits ont été déposés dans un environnement marin lorsque l'atmosphère contenait 10 fois plus de CO2 et que le niveau de la mer était de 200 à 300 m plus haut qu'aujourd'hui. Il y a eu un dépôt biologique mondial de calcite dans les sédiments marins, dont ces lits sont un échantillon. Ce lichen s'installe dedans les cristaux et contribue lentement à son effritement. (Le lit du marais devant les falaises est composé de marne et je me demande si ce lichen en est largement le responsable). Le champ de lichens est très largement présent sur presque toutes les couches molles (interstratifiées avec du schiste plus dur colonisé par Acarospora) le long de l'affleurement de 800 m dans la réserve d'oiseaux. J'ai déjà soumis cela sous le nom de Bagliettoa calciseda, et je voulais le confirmer par microscopie. Les périthèces putatifs mesurent de 0,15 à 0,3 um (voir photo - ils sont plus petits que la largeur des lignes sur ma règle), et sont faciles à enlever bien que difficiles à sectionner, en raison de leur taille et parce qu'ils sont remplis d'inclusions cristallines (visibles dans une photo avec polariseurs croisés). A plus fort grossissement, il est possible de voir que même les sorédies noirâtres s'incrustent dans la calcite transformée. Je n'ai pas pu trouver d'asques, ni de spores. Il y a des « spores » abondamment présentes, qui sont unicellulaires et bicellulaires, brunes, qui germent largement pour produire des filaments bruns qui parcourent et traversent les « périthèces ». Voir notamment la photo où elles semblent former un filet de surface. Phycobiontes (Trebouxia, je crois) également abondants dans les 'périthèces'. J'ai l'impression que les périthèces sont des sorédies glorifiées. Sans spores, il reste que cela pourrait être Bagliettoa ou Thelidium. Je reviendrai un jour pour essayer de trouver des périthèces fertiles. Ce texte n'est pas aussi long que le temps passé à examiner ce lichen.
Bobcat?/Domestic cat skeleton,
immature mushrooms at this time, will continue to monitor!
Could it be? Or is it just coincidentally growing there???
Very small Spores about 5-6um
Laccaria sp. seems possible?
Campamento
spore print not obtained, but presumed to be light/pale. olive green cast in first image is authentic. the flash in the second one washed it out.
Substrate: in a mix of soil and deteriorating wood
Habitat: tropical rain forest
Ecoregion: Southwest Amazon Moist Forests (NT0166)
Collectors: D. Newman
Collection #: n/a
MLT04. Growing on ground that had charcoal in burnt conifer forest at 9,000 ft elevation.
Found scattered under introduced pines.
Not acknowledged as a food source by adjacent village.
Thin smooth hymenium with arachnoid subiculum. Some pores were isolated, surrounded by white arachnoid margin; 2-3 pores per mm.
Feels thicker than Trametes versicolor from my experience.
substrate = Eucalyptus globulus leaf
Under Quercus agrifolia, odor mild, of licorice. Cap subviscid, stem dry. Cap to 2 inches across.