unfortunately, inonotus dryadeus looks for all the world like what your non-mushroom friends would probably picture if you were to try discussing butt rot fungi with them. always positioned at or near the base of the tree, inonotus dryadeus has a lumpy, irregular cap with a finely velvety, dull yellow...
lactarius montanus (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > lactarius > lactarius montanus lactarius montanus [ agaricomycetes > russulales > russulaceae > lactarius . . . ] by michael kuo this mushroom is the western north american version of the eastern lactarius uvidus...
the cap or paler; more or less equal; smooth; without pot-holes; often with orangish fuzz at the base. flesh: very pale orange; not staining when sliced. milk: watery or whey-like; not copious; not staining tissues. odor and taste : odor like maple syrup or burned sugar, becoming stronger when the mushroom...
scrobiculatus var. canadensis (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > lactarius > lactarius scrobiculatus var. canadensis lactarius scrobiculatus var. canadensis [ agaricomycetes > russulales > russulaceae > lactarius . . . ] by michael kuo this northern and montane mushroom...
leucocoprinus fragilissimus (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > lepiotoid mushrooms > leucocoprinus fragilissimus leucocoprinus fragilissimus [ basidiomycota > agaricales > agaricaceae > leucocoprinus . . . ] by michael kuo this tiny lepiotoid mushroom is so exceedingly...
distinctive feature of lycoperdon caudatum is microscopic: it features spores with short to very long tails—pedicels, in mycologese. thus it was originally named "lycoperdon pedicellatum" by peck ( ). but peck was apparently unaware that this name had already been used (for a completely different mushroom...
marasmiaceae > marasmius . . . ] by michael kuo the stark contrast between the pale cap and the dark stem, together with the tiny size, the white spore print , and the habitat in hardwood leaf and twig litter east of the rocky mountains, will narrow down the identification possibilities for this mushroom...
marasmius pulcherripes (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > marasmioid > marasmius pulcherripes marasmius pulcherripes [ basidiomycetes > agaricales > marasmiaceae > marasmius . . . ] by michael kuo this beautiful little mushroom has a pleated pink cap and a wiry, blackish...
marasmius sullivantii (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > marasmioid > marasmius sullivantii marasmius sullivantii [ basidiomycetes > agaricales > marasmiaceae > marasmius . . . ] by michael kuo this attractive little marasmioid mushroom is quite common in my area (central...