thousands and thousands of species. in order to have much success at all in identifying mushrooms, you will need to have multiple specimens representing all stages of the mushroom's development. pick mushrooms in good condition, selecting buttons, medium-sized specimens, and mature mushrooms. most mushrooms...
staining or discoloring yellow with age, especially toward the cap margin; in very young specimens often covered by a whitish cortina . stem : – cm long; – cm thick; equal, or slightly tapered to the base; bald or finely silky; often with a faint ring zone ; dry; white. flesh: white; unchanging when sliced...
close; whitish to dull grayish; short-gills frequent. stem : – cm long; – cm thick; equal or somewhat swollen below; covered with silky appressed fibers; dry; white; sometimes discoloring brownish where handled; basal mycelium white. flesh: thick and firm; white to pale grayish; not changing when sliced...
color pale gray; with an inrolled and woolly margin when young. gills : attached to the stem by a notch; close; short-gills frequent; pale gray, becoming whitish as spores mature. stem : – cm long; – cm thick; more or less equal; bald or finely silky; whitish. flesh: white to grayish; unchanging when sliced...
in the genera desmazierella and neournula--in a new family, the chorioactidaceae. the mushrooms share some similar micro-morphological features, including cyanophilic spores and warty to spiny hairs on the outer surface. description: ecology: saprobic on decaying hardwood sticks (which are sometimes...
the apex; tapering above a somewhat rimmed basal bulb; dry; silky; purplish; with a rusty ring zone above when mature; universal veil whitish to yellowish, sheathing the bulb and sometimes the lower stem. flesh: whitish or purplish (especially in the stem); slowly yellowing in the stem base when sliced...
gills: narrowly attached to the stem; nearly distant; short-gills present; colored like the cap. stem: – mm long; – mm thick; more or less equal; fragile; dry; when fresh adorned with tiny fibrils; whitish to yellowish above, brownish below; basal mycelium white. flesh: insubstantial; unchanging when sliced...
illustrated and described collections are from illinois. fruiting body: – cm across; consisting of one, unbranched clump of - cm long, soft spines hanging from a tough, hidden base that is attached to the tree; spines white, or in age discoloring brownish to yellowish. flesh: white; not changing when sliced...
becoming gray and eventually smoky brown; short-gills frequent. stem: - cm long; - mm thick; tough; more or less equal, or tapering somewhat to base when growing in tight clusters; bald or finely silky; colored like the cap, or more pale. flesh: whitish to yellowish; sometimes slowly yellowing when sliced...
at least when young. gills: attached to the stem or beginning to run down it; close; whitish to pale yellowish; not bruising or discoloring, not developing reddish spots with maturity. stem: - cm long; - cm thick; more or less equal; dry; without potholes; whitish. flesh: white; firm; yellow when sliced...