old road sign, you've seen the slow-motion version of what species of hydnellum often manage to do in a few short days of growth. like other hydnellum species, hydnellum spongiosipes frequently engulfs its surroundings as it develops, and a typical specimen--in my experience, anyway--has swallowed at...
more familiar cousin, hygrocybe singeri discolors black and has a brightly colored, conical cap. but while the stem of hygrocybe conica is dry or faintly greasy, the stem of hygrocybe singeri is truly slimy, making it difficult to pick. the species as it is currently defined has a "disjunctive distribution...
can be identified, at least tentatively, without recourse to microscopic examination. the stem of lactarius subserifluus is what sets it apart; unlike the hollowing, brittle-fleshed, wimpy stems of most similar species, the long and skinny stem of this mushroom is tough and pliant, and rather non-lactarius-ish...
, a bolete with gills. two to six different gilled boletes occur in north america, depending on which mycologist you're talking to; see the key to phylloporus for the gory details. broadly speaking, however, phylloporus rhodoxanthus is the common gilled bolete on our continent, and it can be recognized...
pomegranate is a native fruit ofthe mediterranean regions and has been grown there for thousands of years.the tree was brought into california by spanish settlers in the late 's. it's primarily grown for fruit production in the drier parts of california and arizona. the actual fruit is pink to bright...
the solution to long-term conservation ofthe trees, and a mix of citykross and biochar was chosen. the choice of substrate supplier fell on hasselfors garden, a part of kekkilä-bvb landscaping and recycling. the elms in kungsträdgården is a very special project. planted in the s, the elms form part...
rutilans is a saprobe that decays fallen wood. it is easily recognized by the densely packed, bright red to purplish red fibers and scales on the cap and stem, covering the yellow surfaces beneath almost entirely when the mushroom is young. the gills are yellow, the spore print is white, and there is...
this is another reason "common names" are a bad idea. i've got no inspiration--none whatsoever--and i need to come up with some kind of a name for this officially undescribed species. so i google "brown with yellow spots," and discover that ambystoma maculatum, the spotted salamander, looks a little...