and the chanterelles is that the former have large, coarse scales on the cap surface—or have stems that are fused together, sharing two or more caps. under the microscope, gomphoid mushrooms have roughened spores, while the spores of cantharellus and craterellus species are smooth. identification of...
run down the stem, thin stems, and caps that are funnel-shaped or depressed by maturity ( means "belly button" in greek). most have pale spore prints . some species are brightly colored (yellow and orange), while others are brownish or darker. many omphalinoid mushrooms grow in moss, or are associated...
the stem. in old age the slime on some limacella species can dry up, and they are then likely to be confused with members ofthe lepiota family. when young they can approximate the waxy caps , but do not have thick, waxy gills that are broadly attached to the stem. dna studies have apparently confirmed...
mushrooms . like species of phylloporus and gomphidius (among others), themushrooms in chroogomphus appear to have developed their gills independently, on the bolete branch ofthe evolutionary tree, according to genetic evidence. sometimes referred to as "pine spikes," themushrooms in chroogomphus...
--but they are terrestrial and have central stems. the tube layer on the underside ofthe cap is not easily removed, which helps separate the dozen or so species from the boletes . identifying species of albatrellus is not an insurmountable task, although there a few instances in which microscope work...
under conifers. large size and tough consistency. gills running down the stem. stem tapered and rooting (often buried). ring prominent and double. spores amyloid , elongated....
for you some ofthe crucial morphological features for thegenus: the shape ofthe cap, the color ofthe young gills (before they turn pink), the odor and taste , and the color ofthe stem when fresh. micromorphological features, which almost always have to be assessed in this god-forsaken genus, can...
and slender stature, their white spore prints and their tough, rooting stems, which taper underground. there is no partial veil or universal veil (among the north american species, anyway), so the relatively thin stem lacks a ring or a volva . most ofthe north american species occur under hardwoods...
that typify the toothed mushrooms . one good way to see the difference is to compare two classic and common wood rotters: the polypore trametes versicolor and the crust fungus stereum ostrea (sometimes called the "turkey tail" and the "false turkey tail," respectively). from above these mushrooms look...
of them, and probably hundreds of undocumented, "cryptic" species. in fact inocybe is often treated less as a genusof mycorrhizal mushrooms than as a mycological rite of passage; if you have not "put a name on" a few inocybes at some point in your life, good luck getting your (myco-) country club membership...