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chrysalis99Description
Found in mixed woods, west facing slope. Growing from ground through layer of pine needles.
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Order HypocrealesObserver
hayden127Description
Hyperparasite infecting Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sp. and Metarhizium atrovirens on the same log.
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Oyster Mushrooms (Genus Pleurotus)Observer
symbiioticaDescription
Salt Point State Park, near Central Trail. Mixed confier/hardwood coastal forest; Sequoia sempervirens, Abies grandis, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Notholithocarpus densiflorus, Pinus muricata, Arbutus menziesii
Growing on fallen Notholithocarpus densiflorus log
White to off white pleurotoid, ruffled margin, white, close to subdistant lamellae, laterally attached stipe, some with a central stipe!
Smell slightly sweet
Taste indistinct
No KOH
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Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)Observer
symbiioticaDescription
Found in coastal conifer/hardwood mixed forest, Salt Point State Park, Stump Beach Trail
Fruiting from the base of a dead, standing Notholithocarpus densiflorus right off the side of trail
White pleurotoid, fan shaped, lamellae decurrent, closely spaced radiating from a laterally attached stipe
Taste indistinct
Smell slightly floral, pleasant
No KOH
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Puzzling Rootshank (Stagnicola perplexa)Observer
stucumberDescription
Stipe texture and pileus shape of younger ones made me think Mycena but probably not. Xeromphalina? Fruiting from soil in streambank with Abies magnifica and Pinus jeffreyi nearby. KOH brown. Odorless. Chrysomphalina aurantiaca and Galerina sp. in close proximity. KOH brown. Odorless.
