when i collected it seven years ago. i took some lousy, half-hearted photos, wrote a minimal description, and preserved it, all the while wondering why i was even bothering. so when i finally studied the thing under the microscope the other day it was quite a surprise when the cap surface was composed...
reminiscent of carbon or charcoal. themushrooms are "pyrenomycetes," which means they produce spores in asci that are embedded in tiny pockets called "perithecia"; the asci take turns growing into the narrow opening ofthe pocket so that they can shoot spores away from the fungus and into the air currents...
nightmare. like other species in thegenus it features a white spore print , attached gills, a nearly flat cap, and a tough stem. unlike the other species, however, melanoleuca verrucipes has prominent dark brown to black scabers all over the stem surface. on our continent the species appears to be...
of grifola frondosa); the undersurfaces are white; and the individual branches are discrete immediately below the caps but become fused together into one solid structure below. i have collected polyporus umbellatus in only one location, at the base of a white ash in oak-hickory woods—but the mushroom...
helps decompose the deadwood of cottonwoods, often appearing on cut surfaces of cottonwood logs. the cap and stem are both shaggy with soft, cottony scales; the gills are narrowly attached to the stem; the spore print is cinnamon brown; and the mushroom is generally robust in stature. hemipholiota populnea...
to north america, but it has been introduced to our continent by human activity and can be found in woodchips, compost, greenhouses, and gardens when conditions are right. volvariella volvacea is a robust species for thegenus, featuring a grayish brown cap that is streaked with silky fibrils. the prominent...
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has the white spore print , notched gills, medium stature, and other features that define thegenus tricholoma ; it lacks a partial veil , which means there is no ring on the stem; it grows under pines in poor, sandy soil; it has a yellow cap that becomes brownish with age and lacks blackish appressed...
thegenus capsicum or ofthegenus pimenta , fresh/chilled green chilli other: vegetables, n.e.s., fresh/chilled green pepper vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen other vegetables: vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by steaming/boiling in water, frozen terragon other...
thegenus capsicum or ofthegenus pimenta , fresh/chilled green chilli other: vegetables, n.e.s., fresh/chilled green pepper vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen other vegetables: vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by steaming/boiling in water, frozen terragon other...