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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
Which cort is this?
Cactu collection
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
leptoniaDescription
with riparian willow.
Distinct bluish-violet sheen on upper stipe. Some were in large clusters.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
damontigheDescription
Yellow staining at base
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
fluffbergerDescription
On ground at about 8,000 ft. under mixed conifer and aspen.
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Subgenus LeprocybeObserver
alan_rockefellerDescription
Under Quercus agrifolia, extremely fluorescent under ultraviolet light
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
kathleendobsonDescription
Growing in conifer forest
Odor slightly unpleasant
cap dry, 5.2 cm across
Elevation: 99 m
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Helvella levisObserver
organicgardner44Description
Mixed Douglas fir and grand fir, some big leaf maple. Underside smooth though minutely hairy at 10x. Awaiting spore print
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Genus GeneaObserver
heatherdawsonDescription
Found by truffle dog Rye under Douglas-fir
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Genus BoletopsisObserver
comebacklukeDescription
This mushroom has pores, not teeth. It was the only one I found. Very wormy but of value because of its rarity.
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Genus MucronellaObserver
bitDescription
Pisgah unburned control. This site has evidence of a fire >>50 years ago as the oaks are resprouts, but they are large. Unburned only with respect to known historical fires.
Hanging down from the underside of an oak log (yes with Mollisia). Often in insect holes.
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cooperjDescription
I really throught the sequence would say this is C. diaphorus because it looks like it, and comes from the type locality, but the sequence says otherwise.
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jeniferakDescription
G. strigosus or G. occidentalis. On dead western hemlock
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dwaynesabineDescription
Under Pinus strobus, Betula pendula and Larix decidua near edge of lawn, bank of pond. Could not get spore print.
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danmortonDescription
Spore deposit brown to rusty brown. Odor raphanoid. Cap 1.8 - 2.8 cm across. Stipe 12.5 - 15 cm long x 3.5 - 4 mm wide at the apex. Some cheilocystidia tibiiform. Spores rough, (8.5) 9.1 - 10.3 (11) x (4.8) 5.2 - 6.2 (6.5) µm, Q = (1.5) 1.6 - 1.9 (2.1), N = 30, Me = 9.7 x 5.6 µm, Qe = 1.7.
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Cortinarius Sect. Veneti (Section Veneti)Observer
stucumberDescription
Quercus agrifolia, Arbutus menziesii, Arctostaphylos. Velvety cap. Broadly attached gills. BRIGHT yellow UVF on gills and stipe. Brown KOH reaction on cap. Odor reminiscent of a plant that I seem to recognize as toxic but can't remember the plant from just the odor
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
kendrasveaDescription
The dust on top is not part of the fungi - pollen is covering everything. These were pretty consistent chestnut color on top, dry. Odor indistinct. Doug fir, Madrone. Stems reddening over time.
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Cortinarius Subsect. Purpurascentes (Section Purpurascentes)Observer
sruffnerDescription
Cap dry, not slimy. No fluorescence. Forest of Abies amabilis and Tsuga heterophylla.
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nudge9Description
On Arbutus menziesii.
The second image has exudate, which leans me toward a crust VS a lichen.
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Subgenus DermocybeObserver
danmortonDescription
Odor not distinct. Cap 4 cm across. Stipe 7.5 cm long x 5 - 6 mm thick. KOH dark red on cap and stipe. UV365 negative on all surfaces. Growing in needle duff in a forest with Western Hemlock, Douglas-fir and Sitka Spruce. Spores rough, average size 8 x 4.5 µm.
Photo #6 (of Field Data Slip) is GPS tagged.
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sulcatusPlace
Harstine Island State Park, Harstine Island State Park, E Yates Rd, Shelton, WA 98584, USA (Google, OSM)Description
SDA784
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Falsch Trüffel (Genus Elaphomyces)Observer
corndogDescription
Pseudotsuga/Tsuga
marbled perideum
found by Rye
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Sarcodon indurescensObserver
hendre17Description
CAP 5-12 cm broad, reddish brown, smooth becoming wavy at margin(more white tipped at edge), red, chocolate brown with orange red interior.
SPINES 0.3-0.5 cm long, pale buff, grayish with darker brown tips. STEM rather long, blue-green to blackish olive or blackish at base and anywhere handled(especially cap margins). ODOR pleasant: like G. applanatum but less sweet).
TASTE: Extremely bitter(akin to L.officinalis after taste).
MICRO: Spores 5.5-6.6 × 6.8-7 um, nearly round, tuberculate.
Fruiting beneath Western hemlock and Douglas fir. Old growth and saplings mostly.
Temp: upper 70’s.
Multiple images over 3-4 days: progression of drying and Microscopy work.
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Mallocybe leucoblemaObserver
vailDescription
Growing in the forest duff.
Mild smell and sweet taste.
7092
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Genus SquamanitaObserver
pjrthe1stDescription
ITS sequence shows it's a Squamanita but there is no close match to existing records in Genbank.
The host is Amanita canescens and is a separate entry in iNaturalist (200288206)!
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
damontigheDescription
HAY-F-006457
p6 3-6
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Slimecaps (Genus Limacella)Observer
ryansullivan1Description
Super slimy cap despite other species nearby being bone dry. Didn’t taste it, it has a distinctive smell I can’t put my finger on. Under poplar, aspen, and spruce mix.
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jordan_gates_Description
Very abundant on the edges of sphagnum hummocks.
This seems to grow out from tight clusters.
Spore measurements:
(62.7) 74.8 - 85.8 (85.9) × (6.4) 6.9 - 7.6 (7.8) µm
Ascii around 175 x 20 µm
No hairs apparent.
8 spored asci.
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Cortinarius Subg. Telamonia (Subgenus Telamonia)Observer
betweenthelyonsDescription
Deep purple gills, almost brown
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reagoDescription
ID based on the cortina veil, growing under live oak and another hardwood…
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Chalkland Webcaps (Genus Calonarius)Observer
reagoDescription
purple gills turning rusty brown, growing scattered under hardwoods
section Purpurascentes?
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Subgenus ScauriObserver
danmortonDescription
Spore deposit orange-brown. Cap 5 - 7 cm across. Gills with olive hue. Stipe 5.5 cm long x 1.2 - 1.5 cm wide at the apex, 2.1 - 3 cm wide at the base. KOH brown on cap. Growing under Picea sitchensis.
Possibly C. riederi.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
danmortonDescription
Spore deposit orange-brown. Odor not distinct. Cap 6.4 - 6.7 cm across, glutinous when wet. Gills light brown. Stipe 8 cm long x 1.2 - 1.3 cm wide at the apex, 3.5 - 3.6 cm wide at the base. Average spore size 8.4 x 5.2 µm. KOH orange reddish brown on cap.
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jonaleefDescription
very yellow, under pine; possilby older S. pseudobrevipes? sent to the Duke Vilgalys lab for Suillus study
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Phaeocollybia fallaxObserver
danmortonDescription
Spore deposit brown on white background, orange on black. Odor farinaceous. Cap 1.8 - 3.7 cm across, viscid. Stipe 8.5 - 12.5 cm long x 3.5 - 4 mm thick at apex, hollow. Young gills violet. Average spore size 9 x 5 µm. Growing under Western Hemlock and Sitka Spruce.
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Phaeocollybia fallaxObserver
danmortonDescription
Odor farinaceous. Cap 2 - 3.5 cm across. Stipe 14.5 - 16 cm long x 5 mm wide at the apex, hollow. Gills on young fruitbodies lilac. Average spore size 7.7 x 4.7 µm. Growing under Western Hemlock and Sitka Spruce..
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organicgardner44Description
I can find no close match. I believe that this species is undescribed. The spores are 8-10x4-5.5 microns, the cap and flesh reddens in 40% KOH, the habitat is mixed conifers
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Cortinarius Sect. Phlegmacioides (Section Phlegmacioida)Observer
dracofangxxxDescription
blue staining, no hints of purple. large basal bulb. cap viscid, stem dry. who am i ? 👀
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Cortinarius Sect. Riederi (Section Riederi)Observer
kendrasveaDescription
KOH, last 2 photos.
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Genus EndogoneObserver
heatherdawsonDescription
In sphagnum, no odor to me but was found by truffle dog
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Deceiving Bolete (Suillellus queletii)Observer
andrewclaassenDescription
Staining dark blue quickly. Found growing under locust tree next to paved path.
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Ben's Bitter Bolete (Caloboletus marshii)Observer
rudydiazDescription
Emerging through duff under giant Quercus kelloggii, with mixed younger Calocedrus decurrens.
Tan cap 8–15 cm diameter. Tubes yellow, immediately bruising blue; distinctly notched attachment to stipe. Stipe 3–7 cm at apex, expanding downward to a large bulb with a tapered base. Taste mildly bitter.
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Lepiota viridiglebaObserver
heatherdawsonDescription
Found by truffle dog Rye
Most mature specimen smelled almost cyanide/almond
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Genus NeoboletusObserver
cyanulaDescription
Right beside a Picea rubens root. Red pores. Stains black immediately on all areas of the basidiocarp including flesh when cut. Smells slightly nutty.
Last photo is a cross section half way through dehydration.
