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Attempt at drawing a photograph-based liverwort life cycle. Missing spore germination into protonema and development of gametophyte. Cluttered. Spore images (from different species) taken from Wikipedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porella_platyphylla_%28d,_144628-474752%29_8662.JPG by Hermann Schachner). On alder.

Three specimens found near a woodchip pile/grassy area of Milo McIver SP.

The smell is noteworthy- sweet, warm, spicy, quite strongly floral (not mushroomy).

The cap on the largest specimen is 1.25 inches across.

Spore print shown. Final photo shows cap without fibrils after bringing it home/aging a bit.

If you have more info on this species please let me know!

White wax cap with striations on margin growing in soil near redwood/doug fir/alder,
Slight tan color cap not sure if it's just from the muddy soil,
UV rxn,
Indistinct odor,
No KOH rxn,
Indistinct taste

-Pileus is campanulate to convex, strong presence of marginal appendiculae present and subtle scales or warts on cap, indicating presence of universal and partial veils. Pileus is hygrophanous, has a slightly darker cream color towards margin. Somewhat pleated or subtly sulcate along margin.

• Lamellae are finely adnate, some gills being free. Narrow shape, close, creamy in color.
• Stipes are predominantly equal, slightly enlarging towards base. Grown in dense, caespitose clusters.
• Found growing on the side of a trail, in grass and mixed conifer and predominant hardwood leaf litter
• No noticeable scent beyond typical, mushroom scent