Griffith Park
On white sage
These bees are so cool
Perching on the dark surface of a political sign in the yard next to Salvia mellifera and Penstemon spectabilis.
On horse dung, incubated for a week
Hollow stripe. Special nice smell, but can’t think of a descriptive word for it
Uncommon. Emerging from tree fern root mat under open canopy of mostly rawirinui (Kunzea robusta) rawiri (K. linearis) and kahikatoa (Leptospermum scoparium s.l.). Fruiting body 'sticky' (note insects attached to it).
Voucher: P.J. de Lange 14157 & T.J.P. de Lange, UNITEC
Growing on a scrub oak stick.
Found by @batvardeh
Several large mushrooms growing scattered on the ground next to a pile of stumps and branches. Near coast live oak as well. Unpleasant odor.
Looks like the same as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201199963
Spotted this striking blue fungus on a piece of firewood I just brought in. 🤩🤯
In chaparral, under manzanita.
Odor distinctly black pepper.
Spores dextrinoid, [6.6] 7.2-9 x 3-4 μm.
Originally posted to Mushroom Observer on Jul. 24, 2017.
Found on an Atlantic White Cedar tree. Would like to know what else it could be if not this species.
Substrate: dark of sappy downed tree, smell of pickles and yellow latex, same as others? 5-15 cm diam
Habitat: Northwest Andean montane forest (NT0145)
Collectors: D. Newman & R. Vandegrift
Collection #: RLC1241
Photomicrography and molecular data forthcoming
On a cell of what appears to be Oedogonium. The cell is distinctly opaque relative to sister cells. The sporangia are about 50-55 x 4 µm; one is open and ready to release zoospores. Oedogonium cells are 35-50 x 15 µm.
Ascospores ovoid, single celled, 6.3-7.2 x 3.7-4.2 μm, grayish-brown with germ pore (maybe at both ends), some specimens guttulate. Asci IKI-. Setae 350-370 μm, roughened.
Sub-reticulate lamellar dysplasia.
Mild bleach odor.
Found by G. Meza and R. Soto.
On moose dung, around Cheilymenia stercorea. I found these spores in a spore print.
Asci 8-spored.
4-celled ascospores, measured
(28) 29.3 - 32.6 (33.5) × (5.7) 5.9 - 6.8 (6.9) µm
Q = (4.5) 4.7 - 5.1 (5.5) ; N = 17
Me = 30.8 × 6.3 µm ; Qe = 4.9
Found in mixed broadleaf Podocarp forest, growing out of the side of a fallen log.
Spores yellowish, ornamented, globose. Diameter (4.2) 5.2–6.2 (7.2) μm. Mean longest axis 5.8 μm. Ornamentation 1–1.3 µm high.
Endoperidial surface strongly verrucose, with warts up to 0.2 mm high.
Morphologically similar to Myriostoma calongei, with variation in basidiospore size tending toward the lower end of the described range (5.9–8.7 × 5.6–7.6 μm).
Reference:
Sousa JO, Suz LM, García MA, Alfredo DS, Conrado LM, Marinho P, et al. (2017) More than one fungus in the pepper pot: Integrative taxonomy unmasks hidden species within Myriostoma coliforme (Geastraceae, Basidiomycota). PLoS ONE 12(6): e0177873. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177873
On Quercus chrysolepis bark partially buried under Ceanothus and oak leaf litter. Gills turning blue-green in age, blue-green base of stipe with some tomentum
On mossy Cyathea stump. Viscid cap, lilac marginate gills. Appears to be cortina remnant with rusty spores low on the stipe.
Over 100 frbs(!) in a small area, mostly singly
On dead pine.
Reference:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816966/
Chaparral. On Ribes indecorum
Ascoma erumpent perithecia with a central depression. Peridium brilliant orange pseudo-parenchyma. Asci thin-walled with many hundreds of spores. Ascoconidia allantoid, 3-3.8 μm.
Anamorph red orange, erumpent, often together with teleomorph.
Found growing in coast live oak woodland. Some type of club fungi??
maybe or A. Boiselettii *note to come back and have another look
Truffle dog found three in one area, two growing gregariously. Truffles were found close to the surface, growing among rocks and organic matter. Douglas-fir forest, mixed age. The truffles have a very pleasant, sweet aroma. Not overpowering, but with a presence. Somewhat reminiscent of a ripe apple. Peridium smooth, dull yellow, hymenium velvety with a pink/reddish hue. Spores bright yellow, 8 per ascus.
Seems to match description of H. variiformis, except for the distinctly pink hymenium.
I can't figure out what makes this little chambers clustered on this old piece of wood. Maybe a wasp?
"Below Crown Meadow above fire house with redwoods"
Exterior slightly fuzzy hairy ; very robust and heavy compared to P. ammophila; paler colors overall.
With Willow (Salix).
Measured 10 spores:
23-27 x 15-17 µm; avg: 24.7 x 16 µm
Q 1.4-1.6, avg 1.5
Spores large, smooth, ellipsoid, uniguttulate, with a wall. Asci 8-spored, without apical apparatus.
This more or less falls in line with the accounts given by Yao, especially given the large fruitbodies.
Franklin Canyon
Under scrub oak, above duff, next to a woodrat nest near a stream. No odor or flavor.
On Erodium. Microscopy is 400x - green in KOH, red when mounted in water.