fragile and hard to see against the forest floor. its thin little cap is grayish, with a darker center, and the base of its stem is encased in a small, whitish, sack-like volva . it differs from species like volvariella pusilla in its darker colors, and from volvariella taylorii in its slighter stature...
like a russula . russula earlei might be fairly characterized as the opposite: a russula that looks like a hygrophorus. its waxy-textured cap, along with its thick and distantly spaced gills, are not typical for thegenus--but once you have determined it's a russula, russula earlei is easily identified...
"mushroom wish list." i've never seen it in the fresh state, although i have studied several collections preserved in herbaria. the species is just so cool looking--and i suppose the fact that it is relatively rare adds to its appeal. mycologist joe ammirati, who has seen more cool mushroomsthan most...
a boring, brown mushroom, pluteus chrysophlebius is a welcome sight, quite admirably holding up the not-boring side ofthegenus. it is recognized as a pluteus by its pinkish mature gills and spore print , its habitat on rotting wood, and its lack of a volva --and among species of pluteus, it is distinguished...
a psychedelic derived from some species of fungi usually referred to as "magic mushrooms". the island state joins a growing number of u.s. jurisdictions working on legislation for the safe access of medicinal psilocybin for psychiatric use, which includes oregon , california and colorado . a need for...
-like mushroom with tough-fleshed branches that arise from a thickened, stem-like base. but the two species are not even closely related, and thelephora anthocephala features gray branches that begin to flatten at their tips. it is associated with hardwoods, turns black with koh , has no distinctive...
. it is obtained from the seeds of camellia oleifera . camellia sasanqua is also given as a source of 'tea seed oil. [ ] contents description uses cautions see also references sources external links description[ edit ] thegenus camellia includes several commercially important species - camellia oleifera...
if you catch it in its early stages of development, when it is distinctively parrot-green (and decidedly slimy). but it quickly begins to change colors, turning yellow or orange, and then fading to a sort of dingy straw color. by the end of this transformation, the parrot mushroom has become a nondescript...