Not sure. Out of range? Belcarra Regional Park
2020-05-26_MLB02, near spruce, birch, stunted cottonwoods, and grass.
2020-05-26_MLB01, collected near spruce, birch, stunted cottonwoods, and grasses.
Specimen collected.
Update: Fruiting from a decaying coniferous log in a moist micro-climate of a steep, dry, seasonal streambed in mixed Pinus, Pseudostuga, and Abies forest.
8-spored ascii. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, hyline, eguttulate, and averaged 17.4 x 10.8 microns. All macro and micro features are a good match for C. vernalis
https://pfistergroup.oeb.harvard.edu/files/dpfister/files/perry_chaetothiersia_vernalis.pdf
In a small stream, growing on saturated wood a few inches above water, around 1800ft elevation. Spores smooth, 20.1-21.3 x 9.2-10.3.
The largest apothecium is 15mm.
Ascospores measure in H2O
(17.1) 17.3 - 18.5 (18.8) × (11) 11.4 - 11.8 (12.4) µm
Q = (1.4) 1.5 - 1.6 ; N = 17
Me = 17.9 × 11.6 µm ; Qe = 1.5
Specimen collected for microscopy
Found under Corylus on twig of the same. Not many spores present, but averaged 13x7.5 microns.
Found by @leah_mycelia on still attached Pseudostuga twig (!!)
cf. Gills lighter than cap, stem slightly pubescent? On mossy ground.
Found these lively, tiny mushrooms on the bark, in the moss and lichen of our magnolia. They are 1/8th of an inch at best and most are far smaller.
Funky Tree Growths