, pines, and so on. but some mushroom species are mycorrhizal with berry bushes and, inthe case of cantharellus coccolobae, sea grapes—tropical beach plants inthegenus coccoloba that are usually more bush-like than tree-like. in physical features cantharellus coccolobae is similar to the well-known...
inthegenus 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...
, conifers. its typical form is a classic example of what mycologists call an "effused-reflexed" fruiting body; it spreads its spore-bearing surface over the wood and musters up just enough cap-making umph to fold over its upper edge into a slight extension. other distinguishing features include the...
are initially pale orange to whitish, but with age become colored more or less like the upper surface ofthe cup. under the microscope sowerbyella rhenana has gorgeous, coarsely reticulate spores , along with paraphyses that are sometimes bent or "hooked" like those inthegenus otidea. sowerbyella...
features a brown spore print and a small, fan-shaped fruiting body—but unlike other species inthegenus, it is brightly colored, making it fairly unmistakeable. the little mushrooms are brightly colored and fairly easy to see, but they are particularly tiny, maxing out at about cm across. both ofthe...
the section as traditionally defined consists of amanitas with amyloid spores , cap margins that are decorated with fragments of universal veil , and sacklike volvas . there are only a few amidellas in north america, and members ofthe amanita volvata species group are the most commonly encountered....
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...
members display this feature. [ ] the name "tricholomataceae" is seen as having validity in describing tricholoma and its close relatives, and whatever other genera can at some future point be described as part of a monophyletic family including tricholoma. to that end, the international botanical congress...
and stem are both densely covered with scales--a combination not often seen inthegenus. i wouldn't go so far as grund and stuntz ( ), however, when they write that "[f]ew species of inocybe are as easy to recognize as this one" (p. )--although, as i typed that quote, i realized just how slippery it...
) are apparently widely distributed on our continent. the tendency to grow in tight clusters is an identifying feature, as is the white cap and stem, and the densely crowded gills, which are broadly attached to the stem or just begin to run down it. the spore print is pinkish, and the spores are finely...