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heatherdawson

Date

August 26, 2023 05:29 PM PDT

Description

A very dense Hydnotrya, with a powerful aroma that is generally pleasant but difficult to pinpoint. Combination of sweet and savory, notes of soy sauce. Under pine and fir, soil very dry.

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Hydnotrya - Photo (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
aldendirks's ID: Genus Hydnotrya, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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longtooth

Date

May 3, 2020 12:05 PM EDT

Description

Conifer Log. Average spore size is 42 x 15 microns. Smooth to slightly roughened with one large and two small oil drops when mature.

Paraphyses clavate, septate, filled with colored granules that are released when you make a squash mount.

The above photos are of immature specimens. Luckily, there was a remnant of an old fruit body further down the log.

Not a clear DNA ITS match.

aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra warnei, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

April 24, 2021 01:21 PM PDT

Description

Found this at 2600 ft elevation in a disturbed forest, Douglas fir/hemlock forest. These were growing everywhere in the CAT tracks.

entire specimen 10cm tall

6cm reddish brown, brain-like head
stipe 55 mm long, bulbous base (30mm wide) and apex (15mm wide), blushing pink on creamy white stipe.
abhymenium same color as stipe
stipe stuffed cottony mater
inrolled margin, attached to stipe in some places

Head turns black in age.
flesh 4mm thick

Microscopy:
smooth, hyline, elliptical spores, with two guttules at each end, 10x23um

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

April 24, 2021 01:30 PM PDT

Description

Found on a rotting log in soil in a clearing in a Douglas-fir mixed forest. 2600 ft elevation

Dark reddish/black cup fungi
26mm wide
rudimentary stipe, but there are long mycelia hairs, that look like roots coming off the stipe.
flesh brown, 1mm thick
This was rubbery and not brittle or fragile.

No distinct smell
Did not taste.

Microscopy:
I did not find may spores, but the ones I did seemed to be smooth, with gutules, and tapered at both ends. Measured 10x28um

Gyromitra mcknightii - Photo (c) Vail Paterson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vail Paterson
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra mcknightii, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

April 24, 2021 03:04 PM PDT

Description

Found just outside a patch of melting snow at 2900 ft elevation. In a mixed Hemlock forest. I found 4 specimens in different ages in the gravel roadside, in soil within about a foot of each other.

40mm wide cup fungi
5 mm thick flesh/creamy white
hymenium: medium relish brown tones
Abhymenium: creamy white/translucent
rudimentary stipe
Was brittle and fragile.

Did not bruise or stain.
Did not taste due to the potential poisonous nature of Gyromitra.
Smell: indistinct

Microscopy:
I think these specimens were still very young. I was not able to see any asci with spores inside. I do think I saw asci, but they just had granules of matter in them. I did find some immature spores, but they had not fully developed (see photos).
I measured the immature spores at 10x23um, they were smooth, and appears to be developing 2 guttules.

Gyromitra olympiana - Photo (c) Sadie Hickey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sadie Hickey
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra olympiana, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

April 25, 2021 04:27 PM PDT

Description

This was found in a mixed Douglas fir forest in the soil at 3400ft.

I was not able to find any spores in the microscopy to confirm, but I had found G. melaleucoides at a lower elevation earlier that day.

35mm wide cup
warm brown/ slightly wrinkled hymenium
abhymenium translucent/whitish
rudimentary stipe, 12mm wide
specimen 35mm tall
flesh 3mm thick

brittle/fragile

Gyromitra mcknightii - Photo (c) Vail Paterson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vail Paterson
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra mcknightii, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

April 25, 2021 01:02 PM PDT

Description

I found this in an old growth Douglas-fir and hemlock forest at about 2500ft elevation.

73mm wide
hymenium side medium brown color
abymenium: creamy white
very brittle/fragile
flesh white 3mm thick
stipe mostly buried in soil 35mm long/17mm thick and wrinkled

Microscopy:
Spores smooth, elliptical with 2 guttules in each end. 10x14um

Microscopy did not match the other Gyromitra melaleucoides I found a couple miles away, so I do not think it is that. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75152734

Gyromitra melaleucoides - Photo (c) natvik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by natvik
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra melaleucoides, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

May 20, 2021 05:34 PM PDT

Description

Found at 3000ft elevation in a disturbed forest floor, in the soil.

The stipes had a pink blush to them and the heads were like a reddish-blonde. They were not as deep colored as some of the G. esculenta I have seen in the past.

Microscopy: Spores were smooth elliptical and biguttle, 29x13um

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

June 6, 2021 04:50 PM PDT
Gyromitra mcknightii - Photo (c) Vail Paterson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vail Paterson
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra mcknightii, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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autumna

Date

March 5, 2022 01:34 PM PST
Gyromitra mcknightii - Photo (c) Vail Paterson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vail Paterson
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra mcknightii, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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tombigelow

Date

August 21, 2021 01:54 PM EDT
Hydnotrya - Photo (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
aldendirks's ID: Genus Hydnotrya, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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tysonsteigers

Date

May 2022

Description

Found growing amongst Ponderosa Pine, Douglas and Grand Fir along a trail around 2800ft.

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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ym_wang_pnw

Date

June 7, 2022 01:35 PM PDT

Description

Unusually light-color stipe. Cap with simple folds rather than the usual wrinkles.

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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ym_wang_pnw

Date

May 24, 2022 10:46 AM PDT
Gyromitra melaleucoides - Photo (c) natvik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by natvik
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra melaleucoides, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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Changeable False Morel (Gyromitra ambigua)

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malacothrix

Date

August 20, 2022 10:08 AM MST

Description

Growing inside a rotting conifer stump that had been burned in a fire. Extremely small <1cm long

Changeable False Morel - Photo (c) Shannon Adams, all rights reserved, uploaded by Shannon Adams
aldendirks's ID: Changeable False Morel (Gyromitra ambigua)
Added on March 25, 2024
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mandymushii

Date

April 15, 2023 02:56 PM PDT

Description

Growing on deadwood near alder/redwood Creekside,
Brainshaped cap on creme stipe,
No taste,
Indistinct odor,
Hollow interior,
Brown KOH,
Mild UV

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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betweenthelyons

Date

May 29, 2023 12:04 PM PDT

Description

ABMA, ABCO. No taste or smell. K pink on inside

Gyromitra montana - Photo (c) timendez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by timendez
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra montana, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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theachesney

Date

May 23, 2023 02:06 PM PDT

Description

Gyromitra

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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ym_wang_pnw

Date

June 7, 2022 01:35 PM PDT

Description

Unusually light-color stipe. Cap with simple folds rather than the usual wrinkles.

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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sadie_hickey

Date

April 27, 2023 04:18 PM PDT

Description

Growing under Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii and Pinus lambertiana. Head rich red-brown, wrinkled, folded and infurled. Stipe pinkish tan, slightly wrinkled.

Gyromitra splendida - Photo (c) Елена, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Елена
aldendirks's ID: Gyromitra splendida, a member of Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)
Added on March 25, 2024
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What

Saddle-shaped False Morel (Gyromitra infula)

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betweenthelyons

Date

September 29, 2023 01:28 PM PDT
Saddle-shaped False Morel - Photo (c) Morgan Stickrod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morgan Stickrod
aldendirks's ID: Saddle-shaped False Morel (Gyromitra infula)
Added on March 25, 2024
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What

Lacquered Bracket (Ganoderma lucidum)

Observer

verpahh

Date

March 10, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

Description

I can't remember exactly where I was told Lucky's buys their medicinal mushrooms but it was somewhere in the U.S., I think a grower in Arizona?

Lacquered Bracket - Photo (c) nikolall, all rights reserved, uploaded by nikolall
aldendirks's ID: Lacquered Bracket (Ganoderma lucidum)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)

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verpahh

Date

March 10, 2024 12:36 PM EDT
Turkey-Tail - Photo (c) Christine Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christine Young
aldendirks's ID: Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Scarlet Caterpillar Club (Cordyceps militaris)

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verpahh

Date

March 10, 2024 12:42 PM EDT
Scarlet Caterpillar Club - Photo (c) Ashley Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ashley Morris
aldendirks's ID: Scarlet Caterpillar Club (Cordyceps militaris)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Lion's-mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)

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verpahh

Date

March 10, 2024 12:53 PM EDT
Lion's-mane Mushroom - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
aldendirks's ID: Lion's-mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)

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verpahh

Date

March 10, 2024 01:14 PM EDT
Chaga - Photo (c) Chris Wetherbee, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chris Wetherbee
aldendirks's ID: Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Summer Truffle (Tuber aestivum)

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verpahh

Date

March 10, 2024 01:20 PM EDT

Description

Looked at some pieces under the microscope. Unfortunately I couldn't get very HQ pics, but I observed the following: 1-4 spores per asci, 3 being most common. Spores 20-40 µm in length, some subglobose but most ellipsoid. Yellow in color.

Summer Truffle - Photo (c) Davide Puddu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Davide Puddu
aldendirks's ID: Summer Truffle (Tuber aestivum)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Slippery Jacks (Genus Suillus)

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dawnwehman

Date

January 13, 2024 09:51 PM EST
Slippery Jacks - Photo (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alan Rockefeller
aldendirks's ID: Slippery Jacks (Genus Suillus)
Added on March 18, 2024
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Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

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dawnwehman

Date

January 13, 2024 09:52 PM EST
Chanterelles - Photo (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz
aldendirks's ID: Chanterelles (Genus Cantharellus)
Added on March 18, 2024
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