species: c. taliensis binomial name camellia taliensis (w.w.sm.) melch. camellia taliensis (also yunnan large leaf varietal tea, wild tea, 大理茶) is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea . it is ofthegenus camellia of flowering plants in the family...
packed, short branches with pink tips. the overall impression, at least when ramaria botrytis is young, is reminiscent of cauliflower. older specimens can develop elongated branches more typical ofthegenus, and can be harder to identify. description: ecology: mycorrhizal ; growing alone, scattered...
america features densely hairy, tawny brown surfaces. its gills and spore print are white--and, in dry conditions, its cap often develops concentric grooves. under the microscope it features small ellipsoid spores that are occasionally dextrinoid, odd cheilocystidia (see below), and the impressive brown...
america, featuring a whitish cap that soon becomes brown, and close or crowded gills. under the microscope its spores are larger than those ofthe very similar russula dissimulans --aka "russula nigricans"--and the skin of its cap is much thicker and differently disposed (the gory details are below)....
cruzi and triatoma infestans. we found the relationship between t. infestans and t. cruzi to be... for an article about several species ofthe same genus, thegenus must be spelled out only in the title and at first use in the abstract, text, tables, and figures. it may subsequently be abbreviated for...
genus lentaria. lentaria micheneri is found in eastern north america under oaks, beech , or pines; it differs from the better known and more widely distributed lentaria byssiseda in its much shorter spores. lentaria patouillardii differs only in its skinnier spores, which measure - x - μ. description...
turbinellus floccosus. if you haven't, try to picture in your mind what someone so-named would look like. then turn your vision into a mushroom, and i'll bet you've pretty much got an idea of what turbinellus floccosus, the mushroom, looks like. and what a goofy little guy he is!...
field guide authors to represent thegenus psathyrella . the cap of this species is honey brown when young, but it soon fades to nearly white--especially when it grows in open places. the spore print is dark brown, as are the mature gills. the young caps have hanging partial veil remnants on the margins...
bright colors soon begin to fade, and eventually tylopilus balloui becomes yet another boring, tan bolete. what is it with the pigments in tylopilus?...
cup shape. much is made in keys to otidea of whether the cup shape is reminiscent of an erect rabbit ear, or is more truncated and cuplike--but this "character" is difficult to assess, and microscopic examination is often required to identify species. otidea onotica is supposed to be one ofthe "rabbit-ear...