thegenus gyromitra. to the naked eye it is more or less indistinguishable from a host ofother brownish, springtime cup fungi (including disciotis venosa , peziza arvernensis , and others). under the microscope, however, it is clearly distinct from most look-likes. field guides, which usually treat...
is more likely to get hung up on thegenusthanthe species. once you have placed it in the waxy cap family, it is fairly distinctive: crucial identifying features include the dry, brownish orange to orangish buff cap, and the cream to orangish, distant gills that begin to run down the stem. the young...
essential oil that is used for medical and cosmetic purposes, and originates from the leaves of a different plant. c. sinensis plant, with cross-section ofthe flower (lower left) and seeds (lower right) c. sinensis - mhnt the leaves are – cm ( – in) long and – cm ( – in) broad. fresh leaves contain...
" species--those that used to belong in the friesian genus "mycena." most ofthe species are extremely small mushrooms, rarely exceeding a few centimeters in diameter and often only reaching diameters of a few millimeters. they are frequently overlooked, unless they happen to be growing in large clusters...
more visible and the pore surface becomes greenish yellow. the flesh does not change color when the mushroom is sliced, and its surfaces do not bruise on handling. whether or not the "true" boletus edulis occurs in north america is up for debate. mushrooms meeting the general description above can be...
more or less brown, and looks like a whole host ofother lbms ("little brown mushrooms"). the conic cap , fragile stature, and cinnamon brown mature gills are pretty good field characters to place it in thegenus conocybe, but after that microscopic examination is probably required for identification...
features a brown spore print and a small, fan-shaped fruiting body—but unlike other species in thegenus, it is brightly colored, making it fairly unmistakeable. the little mushrooms are brightly colored and fairly easy to see, but they are particularly tiny, maxing out at about cm across. both ofthe...
gills that are attached to the stem, often by means of a slight "notch." though species of tricholoma can be found across our continent from spring to fall (and nearly year-round in warm climates), themushrooms tend to like cooler conditions and are most abundant in montane and northern forests, particularly...
) than a species of thelephora: it usually grows from wood, and it tends to create clearly separated, fan-shaped caps. typical thelephora species are terrestrial and develop confluent, less-easily defined caps. under the microscope, thelephora cuticularis stands out like a sore thumb. it is one of only...
when least expected. my wife and i were perched precariously on a moss-covered hillside, taking photos of black trumpets and charismatic clumps of amanita flavoconia , when we noticed the little green clubs emerging from the moss. they were small enough and, in the moss, green-on-green enough, that...