scottostuni's Identifications

Bohemia Ecological Preserve- Hesperocyparis sargentii and Arctostaphylos bakeri donimant forest/shrubland on serpentine soils
Growing on Hesperocyparis sargentii duff under a young stand of Hesperocyparis sargentii right on edge of main dirt road
Tiny, white fragile mushrooms with rudimentary white lamellae, dome shaped to conical to extremely pointed umbonate pileus, stipe white, thin and very fragile

Sequoia sempervirens dominant mixed conifer/hardwood forest with disturbance from residential buildings and outhouses, Southwest Occidental
Growing from woody material buried in soil perched underneath a gnarl of Sequoia sempervirens roots on a mossy road cut
Tiny, white Agaric with very fine hats covering stipe and pileus. Lamellae white, distant, free
Glows ever so slightly under UV, too dim to get a photo

Sequoia sempervirens dominant mixed conifer/hardwood forest with some disturbance from residential buildings and outhouses, Southwest Occidental
Growing in soil on a road cut under a large gnarly mass of Sequoia sempervirens roots
Smallest waxy cap I've ever seen! Pileus viscous, cherry red, becoming more orange near margin. Lamellae light yellow, free to narrowly attached. Stipe viscous, equal, also cherry red

Mixed hardwood/conifer coastal forest, private property in Gualala
Growing in soil in mowed lawn outside of house near Arctostaphylos and Pinus
Pileus umbonate, brown, very fibrous. Stipe white to cream, equal. Lamellae white yo yellowish, staining brown when handled
Smell and taste indistinct

Lamellae glow yellow, KOH on lamellae fluoresce bright blue

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center- Mixed conifer/hardwood forest
Growing on well rotted, decorticated Quercus agrifolia log, cohabitating with many other species of fungus including Trametes betulina, Mycena haematopus and other resupinate fungi
Smell like tootsie rolls
Taste slightly citrusy
Black KOH

Bohemia Ecological Preserve- Hesperocyparis sargentii and Arctostaphylos bakeri donimant forest/shrubland on serpentine soils
Growing by the hundreds on disturbed, gravely and sandy serpentine soils on road and trailsides. Also in mossy zones and in mixed organic matter. Some in broad daylight with no vegetative canopy, others growing under the shade of nearby bushes/trees

Small bright to dull orange astipitate Ascomycete cups with a lobed, inconsistent shape. Margin lighter than rest of fruit body and often cracked
Taste mild
Smell indistinct
KOH indistinct

Spores nearly black giving a blue tint to the light passing through the edges at times 13-16um x 7-10um with a large germ pore. Copious capitate with some subcapitate cheilocystidia. Basidia 4 spored with very short sterigmata.