crucibulum laeve (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > bird's nest fungi > crucibulum laeve crucibulum laeve [ basidiomycota > agaricales > agaricaceae > crucibulum . . . ] by michael kuo crucibulum laeve is probably the most common and frequently encountered bird's nest fungus in temperate north america...
helvella acetabulum (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > cup fungi > helvella acetabulum helvella acetabulum [ ascomycetes > pezizales > helvellaceae > helvella . . . ] by michael kuo here is a funky species of helvella , reminiscent of a chalice or grail with an ornate base. the spores are produced on...
peziza badioconfusa (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > cup fungi > peziza badioconfusa peziza badioconfusa [ ascomycetes > pezizales > pezizaceae > peziza . . . ] by michael kuo if you have found a large, brown cup fungus while hunting yellow morels , odds are fairly high that it is peziza badioconfusa...
scutellinia scutellata (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > cup fungi > scutellinia scutellata & setosa the eyelash cup: scutellinia scutellata [ ascomycetes > pezizales > pyronemataceae > scutellinia ... ] by michael kuo have you ever tried to take a nap on a log?...
suillus luteus: the slippery jack (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > boletes > suillus > suillus luteus suillus luteus: the slippery jack [ basidiomycetes > boletales > suillaceae > suillus . . . ] by michael kuo whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slimes and swallows of outrageous fungi,...
develop teeth or spines on its pore surface. description: ecology: saprobic ; growing in overlapping clusters on hardwood logs and stumps; late spring, summer and fall; found in all of the united states and all the canadian provinces; in eastern north america it is one of the most commonly encountered fungi...
has been identified as agaricus augustus by rocky mountain collectors for decades, and since agaricus augustus is often given the common name of "the prince," kerrigan suggests that agaricus julius might now become "the emperor formerly known as prince" ( ). thanks to the sam mitchel herbarium of fungi...
to the idea that the brown-centered version of the species may be more northern than the white version. until kerrigan's publication i treated agaricus leptocaulis as "agaricus placomyces," both here and in mushrooms of the midwest ( ). phillips ( / ) apparently does the same in mushrooms and other fungi...
and, lo and behold, there was a -year-old collection of arachnion album still waiting for me to study and identify it. the little sand-grain-ish particles in the interior of arachnion album are called peridioles (the same term used to describe the "eggs" in bird's nest fungi ) because they are tiny packets...
name, connopus, to accommodate gymnopus acervatus. the authors' data found potential support for the idea that the western north american version of connopus acervatus "might be a distinct species" (p. ). collybia acervata and gymnopus acervatus are synonyms. thanks to the sam mitchel herbarium of fungi...