it was, in part, my frustration with the inadequacies in existing north american mycological treatments ofthegenus that led me to this project, and we will never reach a point where the field-guide descriptions correspond to scientific reality without a revision ofthegenus on mycological terms....
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...
day it was discovered. at issue is its placement relative to other groups of fungi. it has funky, interesting basidia (the prong-like structures on which spores are borne) that seem to be a combination of two well-established types. jelly fungi develop divided basidia, while other mushrooms that bear...
velutipes grows on the wood of various other hardwoods across north america (excepting the western poplars). flammulina populicola has shorter, wider spores that measure - x - μ (versus - x - μ for flammulina velutipes). the cells composing the surface ofthe cap (officially called the "terminal elements...
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...
description: ecology: mycorrhizal with oaks, beech , and other hardwoods; growing alone, scattered, or gregariously; summer and fall; probably widely distributed in eastern north america. cap: - cm; convex when young, becoming broadly convex to flat, sometimes with a shallow depression; sticky when fresh...
in thegenus lyophyllum. it is a rather non-descript, drab mushroom requiring microscopic analysis for identification: it has fairly large, flask-shaped spores and a non-gelatinized pileipellis. it was originally described from mt. rainier national park; the illustrated collection was made in colorado...
illinois . . . and then spent a year and a half trying to identify them. the specimens were dried out, though i didn't know it. limacella had not crossed my radar screen before this, and i was relying on keys ( my own included) that emphasize sliminess in order to arrive at thegenus. mycologist andrew...
more visible and the pore surface becomes greenish yellow. the flesh does not change color when the mushroom is sliced, and its surfaces do not bruise on handling. whether or not the "true" boletus edulis occurs in north america is up for debate. mushrooms meeting the general description above can be...
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...