Acrid taste; very firm flesh; rusty brown colored spots on cap & stipe.
The last image of this photo set was provided by @dimitarbojantchev ~ "This is a typical albidula, differing from the other collections in these repetitive areas... Yours is the bottom sequence."
Growing under Arctostaphylos pechoensis - I suspect this might be Cortinarius thiersii, which I saw growing in the same location about 6-7 weeks prior.
Growing under mature, widely spaced Pinus attenuata amongst chaparral. Chocolate to yellowish brown cap with distinct pointed umbo when young, radially fibrillose. Lamellae notched, narrowly attached, yellowish orange to vermillion orange at maturity, KOH+ bloodred. Stipe yellowish beige, silky-looking, KOH+ dark violet. Smells earthy, similar to Stropharia or Psilocybe.
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growing with Arbutus unedo and some sort of myrtaceous tree.
First time I have seen a Cortinarius with an exotic tree in CA.
growing with Arbutus unedo and some sort of myrtaceous tree.
First time I have seen a Cortinarius with an exotic tree in CA.
Mild taste; flexible gills did not readily break like most Russulas; I would describe the color as pinky-peach or pinky-beige washed over in grey with a barely detectable dull greenish tint (and this grey "wash" was more concentrated on the perimeter of the cap; reddish-brown or rusty-brown spots on the cap; spore prints or at the end of the photo set. I would call the spore color ivory, off-white, or maybe very pale beige.
Mild taste; flexible gills did not readily break like most Russulas; I would describe the color as pinky-peach or pinky-beige washed over in grey with a barely detectable dull greenish tint (and this grey "wash" was more concentrated on the perimeter of the cap; reddish-brown or rusty-brown spots on the cap; spore prints or at the end of the photo set. I would call the spore color ivory, off-white, or maybe very pale beige.
Under Oak; KOH rxn: weak - pale yellow on cap & flesh, dark brownish-gray at stipe apex and gills, negative at base of stipe; taste: mild & indistinct; odor: indistinct to me, however, a friend detected a faint caramel odor, and another friend thought it smelled like sourdough bread.
Growing under Chamise; other shrubs and trees in the vicinity were Gray Pine and Manzanita; KOH rxn weak (last image in photo set); approximately 3/4"-1" high
Growing under Quercus agrifolia; chartreuse colored caps; pale yellow stipes; small, abrupt bulb; blackish-brown KOH rxn on cap
Under Quercus agrifolia; indistinct odor and taste; KOH rxn images 5, 6, and 7
Indistinct odor & taste; growing under Quercus agrifolia; KOH rxn last 2 images in photo set