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Bloody Brittlegill (Russula sanguinea)Observer
caritaDescription
Rosy hues to stipes, though not obvious in photo taken.
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Dalmatian Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)Observer
chisholm26Description
Found in small clusters atop the coulees in dry open field.
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Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe)Observer
annalarneyDescription
Removed after photo
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Common Fieldcap (Agrocybe pediades)Observer
luv-sicDescription
No distinct smell
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Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)Observer
luv-sicDescription
This is the same Shaggy Mane mushroom i posted Oct 7th.
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Hirsutella strigosaObserver
brettjacksonDescription
Not too familiar with Hirsutella/Ophiocordyceps anamorphs, but seems to fit. Likely the same species group that is currently epizootic in Oncometopia and Homalodisca; on O. orbona.
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Scale bars 10 μm, slides in LPCB
1-6: Mycelium on host and Solidago stem
7: Spent phialides
8: Early conidia
9: Developed conidium and phialide
10: Developing conidia and phialides
11: Spent phialides and hyphae
12: Habit
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Yellowleg Bonnet (Mycena epipterygia)Observer
flowntheloopDescription
Growing in moss below mostly pine. Slight cucumbery/farinaceous odor.
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American Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria ssp. flavivolvata)Observer
aparrot1Description
Aminita Mushroom growing in duff of Monterey pine forest.
American Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria ssp. flavivolvata) A gilled mushroom. Red cap with crusty, wart-like spots. Turns more orange, then pale with maturity. Stipe is white, cylindrical, and hollow with a bulbous base. Skirt-like veil. Toxic if eaten raw.
https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Amanita_muscaria.html
California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide, D. Desjardin, M. Wood, and F. Stevens, 2nd printing 2019, pp. 96-97.
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California, N. Siegel and C. Schwarz, 2016, p. 34.
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Genus ThelephoraObserver
flowntheloopDescription
Growing in sandy/silty soil below pines.
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Amanita Sect. Amanita (Section Amanita)Observer
knotwoodDescription
Unsure if A. albocreata or A. muscaria var. guessowii. Yellow Amanita with scattered white warts, becoming pale along the margins at maturity. Ring appears to be absent (I think?). Basal bulb fairly prominent.
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Amanita Mushrooms (Genus Amanita)Observer
christineyoungDescription
Growing on the ground, under pine (Pinus sp.).
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American Yellow Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii)Observer
keara_giannotti
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Coccora (Amanita calyptroderma)Observer
milavthDescription
Under live oaks in firmly compacted soil. (I didn’t dig out the volva because these were in a very public spot in a public park and I didn’t want to deprive others of seeing these beauties.)
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Western Panther (Amanita pantherinoides)Observer
brucenDescription
Collected, number coming soon.
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Amanita Mushrooms (Genus Amanita)Observer
charlie_havensDescription
On ground
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Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata)Observer
matthewbeziatDescription
This is a picture of Galerina marginata near the River Road Trail at Patapsco Valley State Park in Howard County, Maryland.
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Orange Moss Navel (Rickenella fibula)Observer
cabracrazyDescription
Growing from mossy soil at lake edge near mixed woods.
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Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata)Observer
cabracrazyDescription
Growing from soil in mixed woods. Oak, big leaf magnolia and various conifers near by.
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Icing Sugar Fungus (Beauveria bassiana)Observer
sooillusDescription
Midway up vancouver island, 150m elevation, found 2ft up a doug-fir snag in a 80-90 yr old mixed fir/hemlock stand.
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Dung-loving Deconica (Deconica coprophila)Observer
keara_giannottiDescription
On horse dung
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Warlock's Butter (Exidia nigricans)Observer
matthewbeziatDescription
This is a picture of Exidia nigricans at North Point State Park in Edgemere, Maryland.
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knotwoodDescription
Found in mixed woods along the waterline at Circle B. Blue, concentrically zoned cap with deep indigo flesh. Funnel-shaped and viscid. Small quantities of indigo blue latex on cutting of flesh that turns green on exposure. First time finding this species, so insanely vibrant!
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Berkeley's Polypore (Bondarzewia berkeleyi)Observer
sgurvetsDescription
At the base of a tree
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Magic Mushroom (Psilocybe cubensis)Observer
cabracrazyDescription
Growing in cow pasture. Blue bruising on stipe.
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Plateful of Pyramids Lepidella (Amanita polypyramis)Observer
fungalfanDescription
Strong smell of bleach. Under pines.
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Murrill's Slender Caesar (Amanita murrilliana)Observer
fungalfanDescription
Or similar
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Amanita Amerirubescens Group (Complex Amanita amerirubescens)Observer
fungalfan
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Deer Mushroom (Pluteus cervinus)Observer
abyssalDescription
Growing among dirt and dead wood
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Stinking Orange Oyster (Phyllotopsis nidulans)Observer
bill_sheehanDescription
On decorticated hardwood. Top was not hairy, odor not foul.
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Amanita Series Mappae (Complex Mappae)Observer
gabrielamushroomDescription
Potato odor
