the gills. although its cap color varies from nearly white to pink to fairly dark red, hygrophorus erubescens can be identified by its fairly small size, nearly distant gills, preference for conifers, the fact that it lacks a partial veil when young, and its spores, which measure - μ long. similar mushrooms...
argillaceifolius var. dissimilis was described by hesler & smith ( ) from south carolina on the basis of a single collection that featured a pileipellis disposed as an ixotrichoderm. description: ecology: mycorrhizal with oaks; growing alone or gregariously; spring (it is often one of the first mycorrhizal mushrooms...
stem, the pale pinkish gills, and the creamy white milk make it one of the most distinctive mushrooms i've ever seen. lactarius atroviridis is partial to oaks, and is widely distributed east of the great plains. lactarius atroviridis is quite variable in some of its features, including the color of...
forest litter under conifers (and occasionally under hardwoods) across north america. it features a strong, radishlike odor and taste, and a cap that is convex, flat, or broadly bell-shaped at maturity. the colors of this species are extremely variable. when young and fresh, there is almost always lilac...
species centered around amanita vaginata , since it lacks a sacklike volva , and features a cap and stem that are covered with fine, mealy powder. the powder is likely to wear away in maturity, or during the process of picking the mushrooms and bringing them home, but it will be present on young, fresh...
, its white colors, and, yes, the presence of blue stains on the cap and stem—though the blue stains do not always appear. the cap may be pure white or develop tan shades, especially over the center. the odor and taste are usually mealy. microscopically, the species is distinguished from similar mushrooms...
i have only seen it once, many years ago, before i began studying mushrooms in earnest. so i have no photos of fresh specimens of my own to share with you. however, many readers have documented and preserved collections, which they very kindly sent to me for study; these collections are featured here...
the name "lyophyllum decastes," but it wouldn't surprise me to find out there are several. just flip through your field guides and take a look at the pictures. then again, if we have learned anything from dna studies of mushrooms we have learned that the physical features of mushrooms (for example the...
, and the mushrooms appear in the years following the forest fire. most of the species grow in dense clusters, often at the charred bases of trees that were blackened but not killed--or from buried wood, appearing to be terrestrial. they have slimy caps, brown to cinnamon brown spore prints , and partial...
the west coast versions of russula sanguinea; while i doubt that it is truly distinct by virtue of spore dimensions and nothing else, it is a species name that represents an original collection from the pacific northwest (rather than europe). the strikingly red stems of west coast, sanguinea-like mushrooms...