can be identified, at least tentatively, without recourse to microscopic examination. the stem of lactarius subserifluus is what sets it apart; unlike the hollowing, brittle-fleshed, wimpy stems of most similar species, the long and skinny stem of this mushroom is tough and pliant, and rather non-lactarius-ish...
this is another reason "common names" are a bad idea. i've got no inspiration--none whatsoever--and i need to come up with some kind of a name for this officially undescribed species. so i google "brown with yellow spots," and discover that ambystoma maculatum, the spotted salamander, looks a little...
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...
fairly large, bright orange cap with concentric zones of color; growth under mountain spruces; white milk that does not change color but stains the gills brownish to orangish brown; a stem that lacks potholes and discolors brownish when handled; acrid taste; a cap margin that is not hairy, even when...
separated from most ofthe others in the group on the basis of its dull yellow colors, large size, and sickly sweet odor. it lacks the orange colorations found in russula foetentula , and lacks the granules or scurf found on the caps of russula granulata and russula pulverulenta . it is not brown like...
and a wood-rotting species of pholiota . it grows from deadwood—especially from oak logs--and is apparently limited to tropical and subtropical regions. in north america it is found along the gulf coast, but its range extends into the caribbean and south america. identifying features for ripartitella...
group . like other species in the group, it has a waxy benzaldehyde odor, somewhat reminiscent of maraschino cherries. the brown colors of russula amoenolens help to distinguish it from the paler, straw colored russula pectinatoides (which is also somewhat more fragile, and usually less acrid). russula...
north america, where it favors the deadwood of conifers--especially that of spruces and eastern hemlock . when young the cap, gills, and stem are all white--and the surfaces are very finely granular-tomentose. in age, pluteus tomentosulus becomes more bald, and its gills become pink as the spores mature...
in central and southern europe, especially along the mediterranean coast, decomposing the deadwood of oaks and olive trees. it usually features a bright, brownish orange cap, but colors range from nearly red to nearly brown. the gills run down the stem, and are usually a paler shade of orange, as is...
to identify: it is mycorrhizal with birch , and it smells like coconuts. on the west coast lactarius glyciosmus might be confused with lactarius cocosiolens, which also smells like coconuts but features a slimy brownish orange cap and appears in coastal, birch-less forests. whether or not our north...