spore print , and a small cap that is initially purple but soon fades to buff or brownish. it is found east of the rocky mountains, under hardwoods. for a similar mushroom found west of the rockies, see laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis . laccaria amethystina looks a little like a small cortinarius in...
or a mushroom description; and the fact that slime dries out quickly in arid conditions. limacella glioderma (which is more properly known as limacella delicata var. glioderma) is distinct among other limacella species by virtue of its reddish brown cap, its dry stem that features shaggy zones of fibers...
attract the attention of most mushroom hunters. aside from the fact that it smells strongly of cucumbers or fish, it has few easily observed features separating it from dozens (even hundreds) of look-alikes--and it can't even muster up a stable spore print color to help narrow down the possibilities...
cm long; - cm thick; sturdy; more or less equal; dry; smooth; whitish, but soon flushed reddish brown; bruising reddish brown. flesh: white; discoloring yellowish to yellowish brown or reddish brown on exposure; thick. odor and taste : odor foul and somewhat fishy, the pungency increasing as the mushroom...
please send me an email at . sparassis herbstii and sparassis caroliniense are synonyms for sparassis spathulata, according to burdsall & miller ( a). eastern north american versions of "sparassis radicata" should probably be labeled sparassis crispa, since the western north american cauliflower mushroom...
amanita pantherina species group, and while i am not a fan of giving "common names" to mushroom species, i admit that "white panther" would make for a pretty cool label. the species has a whitish cap, with a yellowish or tan center and numerous whitish warts . it has a thick ring , and a characteristic...
pointed-ellipsoid and ridged lengthwise. the ridged spores of clitopilus prunulus are interesting, and provide a good reminder that the microscope renders a two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object. it almost appears as though there are two very different types of spores being produced by the same mushroom...
by its cap shape and grayish black gills. it is an extremely fragile mushroom, and the caps quickly crumble when handled. pseudocoprinus disseminatus and coprinus disseminatus are synonyms. description: ecology: saprobic , growing in clusters, often by the hundreds; on decaying wood, especially near...