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...
--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...
estimated well over a thousand). although themushrooms in cortinarius are very diverse, it is usually pretty easy to figure out when you are looking at one, once you get the hang of it. first, they have cortinas covering their gills when young (hence the name ofthegenus); sometimes the tiny fibers...
the base in mature specimens) and their yellow spore prints . like most boletes, they are mycorrhizal . they grow primarily east ofthe rocky mountains, but at least one species, gyroporus castaneus , is reported in california; a few species range south into mexico and central america. identification...
large pore openings that are often arranged radially a partial veil that leaves a ring or tissue hanging from the cap margin the problem is, few ofthe suillus mushrooms know they are supposed to manifest all of these features at once. this makes some of them a little difficult to identify to genus-...
rings on lawns, in meadows, and in other grassy places. many othermushrooms create fairy rings , however, and if the e-mails i often receive are any indication, the use ofthe common name "fairy ring mushroom" for marasmius oreades leads to substantial confusion, causing chlorophyllum molybdites ,...
from other boletes by their pinkish pore surfaces—though young specimens in the button stage often have a whitish pore surface, causing confusion with other boletes, and a handful of species have brown pore surfaces. there is no partial veil , and the spore print is usually pinkish brown to reddish...
appearance, the presence ofthe spines helps separate them from the thousands ofothermushrooms that lack spines. some of these mushrooms, like auriscalpium vulgare or hydnum repandum , are easy to identify—but others can make for a frustrating experience. i find many species of hydnellum to be very...
kuo this beautiful mushroom is found in california's coast redwood forests, over winter. it features a deep blue, slimy cap that quickly turns dark red--then slowly fades to dull yellowish. its stem is also slimy. the mushroom is essentially a blue-then-red version ofthe well known "parrot mushroom...
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