to brownish species and a few (well, two) that are more interesting. the rare crepidotus cinnabarinus is bright red, and crepidotus crocophyllus usually features yellow to orange gills . . . but pretty much everything else is brown or white, and requires extensive microscopic study for accurate identification...
of a log--when the stemless, sideways fruiting strategy would not allow the mushroom to hold its gills so that the spores will catch air currents and be distributed. the oyster mushroom , pleurotus ostreatus, is the best known mushroom in this group, and its genus name gives the pleurotoid mushrooms...
a few of them are brightly colored, but many are boring and brown. they are mushrooms that do not take "no" for an answer when it comes to expanding their territory; they swallow up sticks, leaves and debris, and frequently grow into each other as well, fusing their caps. the species within hydnellum...
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...