to cm long and cm thick; flaring to apex and/or base; usually deeply ribbed with round-edged ribs that terminate at the apex of the stem and do not continue far onto the under surface of the cap; whitish or very pale brown. chemical reactions : koh negative on all surfaces. microscopic features : spores...
bald; dry; whitish to creamy yellowish; fertile surface not clearly delineated from sterline stem surface. flesh: thin; whitish. odor and taste : not distinctive. chemical reactions : iron salts and koh both negative on surface. spore print : reported as white by corner ( ). microscopic features : spores...
inamyloid) or leucopaxillus (gills often separable as a layer; copious mycelium attached to stem). aside from the large size, distinguishing features for melanoleuca cognata include its gills, which are initially white but soon turn yellowish-pinkish to pale tan--and its peculiar odor, somewhere between...
flattened-fusiform at first, developing a central longitudinal crease and becoming "croatia-shaped"; bald; orange-yellow to yellow. stem : – mm high; – mm thick; more or less equal; scaly; orangish yellow to yellow. flesh: yellowish; unchanging when sliced. odor : not distinctive. microscopic features : spores...
an omphalina). it lacks a distinctive odor, and has broadly elliptical spores measuring - x - μ. like other omphalinoid mushrooms, it has a belly-button cap and gills that run down the stem. although it is found on dead wood, it is likely that omphalina epichysium is associated with moss; careful inspection...
bald; pale yellow; basal mycelium white and copious. flesh: whitish in cap; yellowish in stem; unchanging when sliced. odor and taste : odor slightly fragrant; taste slightly bitter, or not distinctive. chemical reactions : koh on cap surface negative. spore print : yellowish. microscopic features : spores...
: - cm; convex with an incurved margin when young, becoming broadly convex or flat; slimy and gelatinous; conspicuously netted with whitish ridges and veins--or without veins and ridges; salmon to pinkish orange. gills: attached to the stem; close; whitish when young, becoming pink to salmon from spores...
certain identification: russula cystidiosa features abundant, clavate pileocystidia and spores with well developed warts. description: ecology: mycorrhizal with oaks and perhaps with other hardwoods; growing alone, scattered, or gregariously; summer and fall; widely distributed in eastern north america...
on the cap; usually lacking a ring ; volva powdery and indistinct. flesh: white; not staining on exposure. odor : strong and somewhat foul; reminiscent of chlorine and rotting meat. chemical reactions : koh on cap surface negative to slightly yellowish. spore print : white. microscopic features : spores...
stem: - cm long; - cm wide; more or less equal; finely silky or hairy; whitish to pale tan; lacking a ring ; base enclosed in an insignificant, fragile, whitish volva . flesh: white; unchanging when sliced. odor : not distinctive, or faintly potato-like. spore print : white. microscopic features : spores...