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...
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...
are medicinal in any specific, eat-them-to-get-better way. none. there is only pseudoscience, bad science reporting in the mainstream news media, and very wishful science reporting in the alternative health media. for further information, see nicholas money's "are mushrooms medicinal?"...
stem; close or nearly distant; whitish, becoming grayish to purplish; often stained reddish brown; edges colored like the faces. stem: - cm long; - mm thick; equal; hollow; smooth or with pale reddish hairs; brownish red to reddish brown or nearly purple; exuding a purplish red juice when crushed or broken...
coprinellus disseminatus, and features bottle-shaped cheilocystidia, long and tapering pileocystidia, and elliptical to egg-shaped spores. while dna studies have tested some of the species in this area of the coprinoid mushroom world in order to ascertain how the (former) genus coprinus should be broken...