). without a microscope, one group of ganoderma species is fairly easy to recognize, featuring "laccate" (shellacked or lacquered-looking) caps . the second group of ganoderma species is a little less easily separated from other polypores without a microscope, although this group does contain the well-known...
relatively firm branches it develops (unusual among the often-flabby jellies); and its tendency to grow terrestrially, rather than on wood. microscopic features (see below) will confirm identification. description: ecology: saprobic --or possibly parasitic on the mycelium of other fungi, like other...
"mushroom wish list." i've never seen it in the fresh state, although i have studied several collections preserved in herbaria. the species is just so cool looking--and i suppose the fact that it is relatively rare adds to its appeal. mycologist joe ammirati, who has seen more cool mushrooms than most...
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a boring, brown mushroom, pluteus chrysophlebius is a welcome sight, quite admirably holding up the not-boring side ofthegenus. it is recognized as a pluteus by its pinkish mature gills and spore print , its habitat on rotting wood, and its lack of a volva --and among species of pluteus, it is distinguished...
if you catch it in its early stages of development, when it is distinctively parrot-green (and decidedly slimy). but it quickly begins to change colors, turning yellow or orange, and then fading to a sort of dingy straw color. by the end of this transformation, the parrot mushroom has become a nondescript...
northern north america and through the appalachians, tapinella atrotomentosa is easily recognized by its habitat on conifer stumps and decaying conifer logs; its gills, which run deeply down the stem and which are separable as a layer (see the illustration); and its velvety, dark brown to black stem...
"typical" albatrellus pore surface: instead of featuring small, roundish pores, albatrellus pes-caprae boasts large, angular pores that approach being diamond-shaped or hexagonal. albatrellus ellisii is similar (it too is a scaly-capped, large-pored, conifer associate), but it is more yellow, develops...
over as another lbm ("little brown mushroom")--but while it is tiny and brownish, it has enough distinctive features to make it fairly easy to recognize, even without microscopic analysis. you will have to squint, since penny-sized caps are large for this species, but you are looking for: growth on the...
gray cap that is not pointy like the caps of several other vernal entolomatoid mushrooms . the cap is fairly fragile, and develops a silky sheen as it dries out. other distinguishing features include the mealy odor and taste; the whitish to grayish gills that become pink with maturity; the whitish stem...