that it "blushes"; its flesh and stem surface turn slowly reddish when sliced or bruised. and among the blushing russulas , it is distinctive in its pale, mottled red cap and habitat under eastern hardwoods. like many blushers in the russula world and elsewhere, russula rubescens turns slowly blackish...
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...
is virtually identical to the better-known lepiota aspera --but is, on average, smaller. more definitively, lepiota asperula has much smaller spores that measure under μ long; the spores of lepiota aspera are about - μ long. atkinson described lepiota asperula from ithica, new york, but the species...
, spruce, and willows. here in north america similar mushrooms can be found across the continent. generally speaking, the western version is usually called lactarius montanus , while the eastern version goes under the european name. defining features include: white milk that stains the gills and flesh...
with a sticky, reddish brown to purple-brown or brown cap and a thick, scaly stem. like other species of stropharia it features a dark, purplish brown spore print . its range is apparently limited to the conifer forests of northern and montane areas. it tends to grow in clusters, and is often found...
mushroom, which is sometimes called the "lawnmower's mushroom," at one time or another. it is one ofthe most common and widely distributed lawn mushrooms in north america, and it often fruits in large numbers. some people are upset by this; i often receive emails from people wanting to know how panaeolus...
areas (gardens, lawns, and so on) in western north america along the west coast and in denver--and, much more rarely, in northeastern north america. it is a dead ringer for the better-known chlorophyllum rhacodes , but can be separated on the basis of its simple ring, its abruptly bulbous stem, and...
the midwest, in summer and fall. it has an orangish brown to reddish brown cap, pale yellow gills that eventually spot and discolor rusty brown, and a strong, mealy odor . its cap turns brownish red with a drop of koh . i identified this mushroom previously as "tricholoma fulvum," both here and in mushrooms...
patches that can be seen from quite some distance. it is recognized by its short (mostly about cm long) spines, and the fact that the spines hang in rows along delicate branches. under the microscope it features very small, amyloid spores. hericium americanum is similar. it also hangs its spines from...
mushroom vacation it's about the coolest thing going. it's huge, bright yellow, slimy, and adorned with drooping white partial veil remnants. what more could you ask for in a mushroom?...