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Amanita Mushrooms (Genus Amanita)Observer
symbiioticaDescription
San Vicente Redwoods- Mixed hardwood/conifer forest that burned in the 2020 CZU fire
Growing from thick duff under Quercus agrifolia, Arbutus menziesii and Pseudotsuga menziesii. Found on the side of the forest that burned at low intensity in the 2020 CZU due to cultural fire
Pileus pale yellow with patchy, fragile, thin veil remnants. Margin decorated with tufts of white VR tissue. Stipe white, equal, finely flocculose. Volva small, adhered to stipe. Lamellae white, broadly attached, finely serrate
Smell indsitinct
Taste slightly floral
KOH yellow on cap and stipe
Lamellae fluoresce green
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Charcoal Cup (Peziza echinospora)Observer
symbiioticaDescription
San Vicente Redwoods- Mixed hardwood/conifer forest that burned in the 2020 CZU fire
Growing in burnt soil in an area of high severity burn with Eriodictyon californicum, Ceanothus, Sequoia sempervirens, Arbutus menziesii
Brown to beige to rusty orange cups with an enrolled margin, irregular shape and fragile flesh
Taste slightly bitter
Smell indistinct
KOH indistinct
Margin glows slightly green under UV
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Entoloma undatumObserver
thehyphaemovementDescription
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County permit
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Holly Speckle (Trochila ilicina)Observer
leptoniaDescription
Abundant on Holly leaves
Suggestions from Richard Shotbolt:
Trochila ilicina; Phacidium lauri
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Genus EryniaObserver
nicolasdperezDescription
What on God’s green earth is this creature
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reagoDescription
4th photo shows UV. under tan oak and redwoods next to a stream, growing solitarily from a muddy/silty slope in the shade, last photo shows light green flesh.
this has been my target genus for months sooo happy
spores (poorly) mounted in ~0.5% KOH... I was working with what I had...
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dimitarbojantchevDescription
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
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dimitarbojantchevDescription
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
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Bermuda Grass Smut (Ustilago cynodontis)Observer
leptoniaDescription
Black powdery spores infecting heads of a grass I always think of as "birds foot"
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leptoniaDescription
on ground under Chinese Elms near CVS on Olive Street.
Only the second place in the county that this species has been found, to my knowledge.
A remarkable September record!
Found by Adam Ryszka.
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Spatula Oyster (Hohenbuehelia auriscalpium)Observer
reagoDescription
fruiting from wood
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Midnight Entoloma (Entoloma medianox)Observer
leptoniaPlace
Fall Creek Unit, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz County, California, USA (Google, OSM)Description
HOLOTYPE specimens.
UCSC-0340
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Redwood Rooter (Caulorhiza umbonata)Observer
reagoDescription
and i have long arms!
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Entoloma undatumObserver
jonaleefDescription
maybe Hypomyces, maybe something else. Trying to sequence, but so far no clean data obtained...
It made sense to try the Nanopore option & thanks to the indefatigable wizardry of Steven Russell @stevilkinevil , this fuzz has been identified!
and thanks to other collectors, the teleomorph looks like:
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Destuntzia rubraObserver
betweenthelyonsDescription
K-, slightly sweet scent, Doug fir
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Brittlestems (Genus Psathyrella)Observer
leptoniaPlace
The Forest of Nisene Marks, The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Santa Cruz County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
cpqbivinsDescription
On mossy embankment near stream, under young white firs and ponderosa pines, young Seqouiadendron not too far off.
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Woodcaps and Sawgills (Genus Lentinus)Observer
reagoDescription
hexagonal pored polypore
found on a decaying stick
20 feet from river, a day after heavy rain
couldn't get an in-focus photo of cap unfortunately
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Family GomphaceaeObserver
tinytinydoeDescription
Fairly certain this is a coral fungus of some sort in the Clavariaceae family, unsure of the genus or species.
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reagoDescription
!!! imbedded in a decomposing hardwood, with only the fruit bodies visible- the host (?) was completely imbedded
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reagoDescription
bruising slowly red then black, under Quercus. last pic shows black staining on one i brought home
first observation in IL! if species is correct...
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
reagoDescription
10% KOH mount. growing on a stick in the shade, almost under a log. might be too young to tell much about it
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reagoDescription
solitary under white oak. taste indistinct, odor pleasant. 365 UV last photo
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reagoDescription
KOH negative. under white oak. rusty brown spores (last pic) maybe?
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reagoDescription
cf. fragrant odor, cap with appressed fibrils, white basal mycelium. growing in wood chips.
3rd observation i've made this week where it's the iNat observation of a species in IL (+ another with 3 records, none in northern IL)!
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Propolis farinosaObserver
reagoDescription
ID based on AI suggestion. specimen collected
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
julienpomettaDescription
Only found near redwoods in burned patches. Thousands of them. Stringy stipe, non-attached gills, have a "root" like redwood rooters, Dirty & dark brown/blackish caps. Pure white stipe. Minimal bruising, but develops into a dirty white/brown colored stipe in age.
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reagoDescription
are photos 1 and 2 the same species but different mating types? they were on the same leaf just a few cm away from each other, but no hairs on the 1st one.
also this is different than my previous observation of this species (about 100ft away)
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Pink Waxcap (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis)Observer
reagoDescription
YESSS my favorite mushroom of all time!
very pointed/conical cap. gills, stipe and cap slightly viscid. hollow stipe. inrolled and undulating margin. barely visible under duff, only saw two specimens but likely more
found this species (probably undescribed, maybe P. Ca01) in the same spot last year too: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163409651
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
reagoDescription
i have no clue what this is, had a firm gelatinous texture
Exidia truncata is closest visual similarity i could find
i collected a tiny bit of this specimen
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Western Witch's Hat (Hygrocybe singeri)Observer
reagoDescription
group.
most abundant fruiting i’ve ever seen
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reagoDescription
very rough textured cap, white gills when young, smooth stipe. Leptonia?
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Lepista tardaObserver
reagoDescription
no distinct odor. some had very wavy stipes and some had cracked caps. smooth cap and stipe. growing scattered under Quercus and conifers. vertical striations on stipe
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Sac Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
reagoDescription
on Rhaphiolepis indica leaves (?) maybe
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Sarcoleotia globosaObserver
reagoDescription
Sarcoleotia "sp-CA01"
shout out to morgan/julien !
larger specimen (photos 1+2): from stipe base to cap apex: 2.4 cm
cap diameter: 0.4cm
the smaller one: 1.3cm stipe to cap
same location as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198255114 (18 days ago) and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197638529 (25 days ago)
check out those observations for a detailed description of the environment ^
specimen collected
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Ochre Gillgobbler (Hypomyces lateritius)Observer
reagoDescription
not 100% sure about ID. think it’s growing on Lactarius (maybe L. alnicola). under Quercus and conifers
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
sadie_hickeyDescription
Growing under redwoods along stream. Pileus very slimy, red-orange, striate towards the margin. Lamellae narrowly attached, thick, faces light orange to pale lemon yellow at the margins. Stipe dry, smooth, yellow, nattered.
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Branched Shanklet (Dendrocollybia racemosa)Observer
morganyaculloDescription
MY GOOD FRIEND
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Subgenus CyanulaObserver
reagoDescription
growing in small cluster. pink spores. no distinct scent. smooth cap, center splitting slightly, stipe apex slightly prunoise
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Slimy-Girdled Cort (Cortinarius glutinosoarmillatus)Observer
reagoDescription
sticky cap, pleasant odor, under live oak next to C. californicus
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Cavaliers (Genus Melanoleuca)Observer
reagoDescription
under redwoods next to a sidewalk
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
reagoDescription
very thin stipe, growing solitarily
West Coast Mycoblitz: CM24-04612
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Entoloma subcarneumObserver
reagoDescription
growing solitarily as far as i could tell
04875 West Coast Mycoblitz 2024
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Genus DidermaObserver
reagoDescription
on a stick or decaying plant stem. dark brown spores inside
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Red-cage Fungus (Clathrus ruber)Observer
reagoDescription
different than my previous observation of this species (but nearby). eggs in clusters in a plant bed
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reagoDescription
- white stipe with purple/pink stripes
- brittle, white gills
- growing in small groups in a mixed woods forest, 1 day after rain fall
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Ruby Bolete (Hortiboletus rubellus)Observer
reagoDescription
yellow pores bruised blue slowly
growing in small line-like clusters
brownish spore print
cap diameters: 2-4cm
growing under oak and several other hardwoods
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Slimecaps (Genus Limacella)Observer
reagoDescription
strong cucumber odor
stipe: white flesh, ~ 7cm long, red fibrils on surface
pileus: brownish/orange, very viscid, hygrophanous, 2.2 cm
white gills, some white rhizomorphs at base, growing solitarily in hardwood and conifer forest
added to 2024 West Coast Mycoblitz with permission
my friend broke the cap off before i took the first photo, so what is pictured is how i placed the cap back on...
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Genus PhallusObserver
reagoDescription
Phallus ravenelii
ID based on the smooth cap and pinkish volva
growing solitarily
photos 5-6: the day before it emerged
last two photos: taken 5 hours after first 4 photos.
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
reagoDescription
Genus Hygrocybe
maybe Hygrocybe Latissima, based on the lighting of color toward the cap margin, uplifted/wavy margin with age, scruffy stipe, stature and lack of a viscid cap.
- orange margin around pileus, red in the center. not very viscid
robust stature
-largely spaced gills- textured stipe
- growing solitary
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Scarlet Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe coccinea)Observer
reagoDescription
Hygrocybe coccinea
deep red red gills, stipe and pileus.
growing alone on a tree stump.
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Scarlet Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe coccinea)Observer
reagoDescription
white spore print
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Pink Waxcap (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis)Observer
reagoDescription
more pinkish in color in person
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Wrinkly Stinkhorn (Phallus rugulosus)Observer
reagoDescription
growing alone in wood chips
hollow inside, growing from a white sac/volva
reticulations on stipe, brown goop/spores that attracted flies
