Super soft and fuzzy on top! Growing on an aspen log I inoculated with oysters two years ago, which has yes to produce oysters.
From culture, grown on miscellaneous herbaceous stems.
Spores often truncate.
(24.8) 27.5 - 34.2 (37.4) × (11.5) 12.1 - 13.3 (13.5) µm
Q = (2) 2.1 - 2.7 (3) ; N = 15
Me = 30.9 × 12.8 µm ; Qe = 2.4
With large guttles at the poles averaging 5um in width. Smaller guttules present.
On cones of red pine
Found growing right by old deer droppings, has a nice odor despite the droppings.
Has anyone ever seen a blushing rosette like this, or that knows if this is the correct species?
Additional specimens not added to iNat observation fields:
University of Michigan Herbarium: MICH 352156
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Originally posted to Mushroom Observer on May 15, 2019.
Fruiting bodies developed from the plasmodium from this observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181223812
LE F-348758. RUSSIA, Murmansk region, the vicinity of the Tietta research station,
sphagnum bog with Pinus sylvestris L., on living grass and mosses, 67.600738°N, 32.996322°E, 25 VIII 2023, leg. Filippova A.V. and Bortnikov F.M.
see description in Novozhilov et al. 2023. Diachea racemosa (Myxomycetes = Myxogastrea): a new species with cespitose sporocarps from southern Vietnam and its position within the phylogenetic clade Diachea sensu lato (Physarales) // Protistology 17(4): 189–204.
First two photos by Phil Evans (5/7/20 & 5/8/20)
Rest by Fred Rhoades (5/12/20)
Stereo view is a Right-Left stereo (cross your eyes)
Micro views first at 400X second at 1000X showing spores (6-7 um, smooth) and peridial net.
Observation is for the green fungus growing on the mushroom.
Growing on oak bark. Maybe this is not the model of this species but reflect a special feature with old specimens living here for many time, at least more than 10 years, when I first discover them. the lirelas are wider and more voluminous than usual and seem to incorporate several partial growths.
For details about a similar observation from the same place 7 years ago please see https://mushroomobserver.org/199685.
Spotted off side of the road at perhaps about 20-30 mph by Tavis. On probable deadwood (knot/hollow) of a tree I think was a living maple tree.
Smells like cinnamon on the stipe.
I have no clue what this is or if it's two fungi's in attack of the other
Growing directly from basement soil. Sawdust in area.
My first thought was oak bracket, but it’s not on oak. See the leaves in the last two photos.
This is so weird. Even the young ones are hard and curled in on themselves. Dark gills, growing on dead hardwood, probably oak or hickory, totally hardened but not dry, no deliquescence. I’ve been trying to ID these for a month.
Microscopy shows Jack-like feature in the pileipellis.
Also shows lamellar trama and spores
At base of spruce with lots of hemlock around. Tastes of radish and smells mild to strong. One part got nibbled and the damaged tissue displayed impressive fluorescence under 365nm.
Found already cut in half on the side of the road
Smelled like sewer gas
Very rubbery and bouncy
Dark purple scaly caps, becoming brown to almost black, cobweb veil, orangey rust spores. Flesh pale gray-violet, unchanging. In photo 3 the upper cap has a purple patch where it was hidden under the cap above and didn't get sun exposure. Slightly fragrant, fruity odor. Growing under and on decaying log but not apparently from it. Mixed woods, oak predominant. So beautiful I couldn’t stop taking pictures! Last photo same cluster 3 days later, caps darkened with only trace of purple where cap was hidden below another cap.
Near base of white oak and very small cherry tree
In an acorn cap
A quadripartite interaction between a Merismodes sp., a diatrypaceous fungus, a Dialonectria sp., and an indet. helotialean cup. The Merismodes sp. has an obvious affinity for the erumpent stromata of the diatrypaceous fungus, but will also occur elsewhere on the substrate, where there doesn't appear to be any evidence of stromatal growth/tissue. The Dialonectria sp., however, forms exclusively atop the ostioles of the diatrypaceous fungus, and upon these perithecia grow an as of yet unidentified discomycete. Apparently, this is not an uncommon habit for Merismodes; growing atop the stromatal surfaces of various diatrypaceous fungi. Another observation of Merismodes forming a close association with diatrypaceous stromata, on the same substrate (birch), in the same biogeographic region (southern Appalachian highlands) is shown and discussed in the following blog post: https://weirdandwonderfulwildmushrooms.blogspot.com/2014/04/
Sporodochia on decorticated wood where Anteaglonium cf. abbreviatum is also present. Conidia brown, muriform, with more than 15 cells, 37-35 x 21-23µm, subtending cells rare if at all.
Immense transverse septate multicellular spores borne in clusters that are macroscopically visible, and the spores of which are even visible by setting scope. On unknown wood, heavily degraded and white rotted, with leucocogloea compressa.
Northwoods Foray
Single fb in mixed woods, oak dominant
citrus smell, slime on bottom that stains hands
Photo by Nancy Nabak
2023 found in burn area from 2021 Horne Fire. From ground in gregarious patches.
Growing on well rotting hardwood. Riparian habitat. Traffic-cone orange cap. Gills stain pink with spores. No visible bruising.
Free gills. On hardwood
This was a find by one of the WMS members on foray at Cable, I noticed that no one posted this, so I am posting it since I was privileged to be able to photograph this beauty. Thanks!
On Phacelia (previous observation).
Light purple mycelium on the stem base, under yellow birch and maple.
Red on the stem and black on the cap in KOH. Under Pinus resinosa and Jack pine.
Stipe rock hard so maybe some Hypomyces lateritius starting. H.l. frequently attacks indigos here.
What is this?? I think some sort of mold on a small volvate, white Amanita. I know and have found Mycogone rosea but this is much redder and darker, a beautiful color and true as pictured. Also quite wet. Update: It's a bacteria. See below. Last photo, a domestic habitat (shower stall)
On fallen hardwood twig
Last photo is the stump this small, toothed fungi was growing from. Broadly attached, hairy dark brown cap, Auriscalpium-like teeth.
Cantharellus deceptivus (sister species to C. phasmatis). This was photographed and collected from the type locality for C. deceptivus.
In mixed woods, associated with red oak.
On incubated deer dung. Collected on Nov 26, observed on Dec 7.
Ascospores measured
(17) 18.1 - 20.2 (20.3) × (8.4) 8.42 - 9 (9.1) µm
Q = 2 - 2.3 ; N = 13
Me = 19 × 8.7 µm ; Qe = 2.2
MPM Bioblitz, Havenwoods State Forest