I found these two mushrooms on the ground. Someone, or something, had picked them already, so I don’t know what they were growing on. I didn’t see the bases of them anywhere.
Orangey-yellow brownish wavy caps, margin inrolled, ruffled and yellow at the outer perimeter, forked with intervening blunt fertile folds extending down the stipe. Sweet, fruity scent of apricots. Growing up against sidewalk curbing in urban setting!
Walking upon this observation, I was struck by the vivid white fertile surfaces.
Hardwood limb, many, but not completely convinced they are all the same species, except for the matching fertile surface
cap approx .5-1 " across
iNat suggestions:
pic 1. Trametes ochracea, stereum ochraceoflavum (no), Trametes betulina (no)
pic 2. Fomitopsis serialis, Perenniporia ohiensis, Trametes elegans
pic 3. Fomitopsis mandronae, Hterobasidion parviporum, Perenniporia ohiensis
Lightly zonate depressed cap gathering debris, rather glutinous especially now in wet weather, margin inrolled and quite wooly, hairy. Gills close, whitish, staining brown where injured. Stipe with scrobiculi. Latex white, abundant. Odor slightly fragrant or fruity. Numerous under oak after heavy rains.
-mixed woods, decaying log not sure of species
-impressive size approx 18” long, 4-6” wide
-oozes white when touched
-looks like coral, soft to touch
-reviewed several Fuligo septica observations, and the growth habit matches
From tree roots which are visible in the photos. We got a nice glow from the gills in a very dark room!
Growing among moss, leaves and soil
Hairy cap
**inat AI says Psilocybe or Armillaria. What?
This bolete has the right idea, just chillin’ in the shade.
From long ago..
No consensus as to genus or species, will review suggestions
inat suggestion:
pic 1: Infundibulicybe squamulosa (no observations in GA) , lyophyllum decastes (no research grade in GA but doesn't seem to fit), Hohenbuehelia petaloides (no, not the same growth habit)
pic 2:
Melanoleuca melaleuca (looks like this species, but mine has scales on a few caps), I. sqamulosa, L. decastes
pic 3:
M. melaleuca, Rhodocollybia asema (no GA observations, but stem color of other research grade is a match, gills are not), Flammulina populicola (no GA observations)
Grass
Caps buff with dark, depressed center, some evidence of lighter colored scales, uneven margin
White gills, decurrent, deep, close and forked
Dark stem
Looking at the fertile white surface, the cap margin appears nearly black (photo 3)
Oozes honey colored liquid (guttation?)
Growing on oak
Note: This is the southernmost record, by far, on Mushroom Observer.
On 5 cm diameter oak branch recently fallen on the ground.
Did not see any Exidia glandulosa.
Dna/its/microscopy, growing on oak logs decaying for approx 8 years.
Grisette?
Uneven margin, slight umbo darkest area, dark hairs, lighter grays elsewhere, gradually lighter towards striated margin
White stem
Gills white, close, nearly attached, forked
Conifer
found in a deciduous (Fagus, Betula) woods that is also heavily populated with Kalmia and Rhododendron.
Substrate. Soil
Habit. Single
No milk released; staining suggests milk dried brown
ARS-20240814-10
CV eval
Pic 2. Lactarius quietus> Lactarius mutabilis> Lactarius imperceptus
Pic 3. Lactarius volemus> Lactarius subvernalis> Lactifluus corrugis
Will revisit in a few days to see how it matures
Orange cap with yellow center
Stem matches the yellow color on cap
Could not determine stem attachment at this time
Very small specimen
9/4 additional pictures. It dried out, but I can confirm gills.
Stem has flattened but is pretty strong. I can hold the stem base without the cap and stem bending which I didn’t expect.
Log in mixed forest
Stinking Orange Oyster or a Crepidotus?
AI inconclusive
Orange cap, with yellow tones and light colored margin
Beige gills, one with white gills lower right, color change due to age? Close, some short
Mixed woods
Beige cap,
Reticulated stem
White fertile surface, small pores
Mixed woods; mainly pine
9/21 taking another look
cap white, depressed, margin rolled downwards
gills white, decurrent, forked, close, short, no latex
looks similar except coloration which might be due to age
cf. Young button, the pale buff egg shaped cap still clasped by the large saccate volva, pre-emergent. The strongly striate margin not yet showing. I have found a few of these striking Amanitas, close to A. murrilliana. Results of Oct 2023 DNA sequencing- Amanita “sp-IN07” first record outside Indiana. See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187537718
Growing in soil/grass.
I’ve been seeing this fungus for three years now. I still haven’t figured out what it is.
INat often says it is Genus Dermoloma / Crazed Caps. But this only grows in Europe, as far as I know.
I think
Mixed woods (VP)
Many
Stains red
Some specimen have fairly stout rings whereas others have fallen away
Woodchips
Many in huge clump
Ring stalks present on many
White gills
Brown scales on cap and stem
Appears to have orange/red or bruising
(VP)
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/leucoagaricus_americanus.html
Leucoagaricus meleagris
by Michael Kuo, 3 June 2024
Leucoagaricus meleagris, also known as "Lady Arden's hot-bed guinea hen" (hang on; I'll get to that), is an uncommon lepiotoid mushroom that appears in woodchips and compost beds, growing in tightly-packed clusters. The caps have dark brown centers and, elsewhere, fine brown scales over a whitish ground color; the gills are free from the stem and become pale yellow with development; the stems are finely fibrillose-scaly and occasionally feature a brown-edged, collapsed ring. The flesh turns lemon yellow, then slowly reddish, when sliced, at least in the stem apex.
"Leucoagaricus americanus is very similar, and is often found in woodchip beds—but it is a larger, stockier species, and it does not tend to grow in clusters (additionally, under the microscope, its spores have a more discernible pore and the terminal cells of its pileipellis tend to be more pointed, rather than bluntly rounded)." Michael Kuo 2024
Color is quite variable for this species. Not always white, can also be brown or gray, often like this one with brown cracking patches over white background. Light grayish fibers/scabers on the stipe. No staining when cut but pores slowing bruising yellowish-brown. Photo #2 with a smaller whitish fruit body attacked by a Hypomyces mold.
Cap pale whitish-yellowish-cinnamon tones and spots in concentric circles at the depressed center and watery spots circling the outer cap. Gills whitish to buff, close. Latex white, changing shortly to yellow on exposure. Photo #3 with fresh white latex and older yellow latex. Mixed woods, oak dominant.
-mixed woods
-soil
-cluster
-specimen retained
-cap shades of cream with texture, caps growing together
-gills orange, close, decurrent
-stem white
-spore print appeared orange (last pic) Unless not a spore print, but something better, lobster?
Growing in mixed woods
Cap with black small, stiff, erect pointed scsleson whitish background, margin hung with buts of partial veil.Flesh staining reddish-orange immediately then darkening in color with time, finally black. Pores gray, aging black with bits of partial veil in youth. Under pine & oak.
White areas on stem separate itmacroscopicakly from C, cinnabarinus though micscopy may be needed.
Hardwoods mostly
Young and mature specimen but drying out
No staining
angular pores
-Mixed forest
-Clustered
-Cream cap, cracked and darkened with warm weather
-flesh cream with tinges of pink near stem
-pores irregular shape, yellow
-Stem widest at apex and bulb-like at base with tinges of pink
Leucocoprinus cretaceus growth log and edibility tests. Full write up in part 1.
Part 1 - 31/12-23 13:52 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564282
Part 2 - 31/12-23 17:31 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564283
Part 3 - 31/12-23 19:49 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564284
Part 4 - 31/12-23 21:11 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564286
Part 5 - 31/12-23 23:16 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564287
Part 6 - 01/01-24 13:44 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564288
Part 7 - 01/01-24 21:25 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195564289
Part 8 - 01/01-24 22:42 - [This observation]
Part 9 - 03/01/24 10:25 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195939893
Part 10 - 04/01/24 12:38 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195939895
Part 11 - 04/01/24 21:55 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195939898
Part 12 - 05/01/24 02:35 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195939901
Harvested 12g cluster from A3 comprised of three large mushrooms, two of which had conjoined stems and caps. Smaller immature mushroom also attached to the base of cluster. 7.7g fresh stems after removing caps and sclerotia.
Leucocoprinus cepistipes cultured in substrate with Cyperus esculentus planted in it. Objective was two fold - to see if L. cepistipes required a non sterile casing layer to fruit and to see if any obvious inhibition of plants would occur. Experiments with planting in L. cretaceus have resulted in some unusual growth so I want to see if Leucocoprinus species are beneficial or detrimental.
Part 1 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292338
Part 2 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292340
Part 3 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292341
Part 4 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292342
Part 5 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292327
Part 6 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292328
Part 7 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292330
Part 8 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292335
Part 9 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217292337
Part 10 - [This observation]
Substrate: 100g brown rice, 150ml rain water. Inoculated from agar 23/01/24.
The jar was fully colonised for months but only produced great numbers of sclerotia without any signs of fruiting. Increasing the warmth and moving it to the light did not alter this.
24/04/24 - 80g moist soil mix that had been prepared for starting plants some days prior was added to the top of the substrate.
Soil mix = 2,000g soil moist from the bag (Verve multipurpose compost from B&Q), 500g coir (Haxnicks growlite premium coir mix containing added nutrients, dried seaweed and hormones), 150g perlite and 15g gypsum that was mixed with 3,000ml boiling water to kill off the fungus gnats. The boiling water is unfortunately necessary to prevent swarms of fungus gnats but is not effective at killing off fungi as this soil mix has frequently resulted in several Conocybe species growing when using it in propagators. So the soil can be assumed to still be biologically active with fungi and bacteria.
After adding soil and planting Cyperus esculentus from a single tuber the jar was resealed and placed on a shelf in a grow tent right beside the light for warmth. The jar was opened and moved to a fruiting chamber once the plant began touching the lid. Initially the fruiting chamber just had ambient light and daylight from the nearby window but as plant growth increased and mushrooms appeared pink LED strip lighting was added on top.
10/05/24 - The first L. cepistipes mushrooms started to grow but were in the middle of the substrate.
12/05/24 - The first mushroom was observed on the top of the substrate.
16/05/24 - Three mushrooms were harvested after the caps opened or shortly before as well as some smaller pins that were attached at the base. 17.54g total after removing soil and sclerotia from the base.
These were sautéed in sunflower oil for approximately 4 minutes on a medium heat and consumed. The cap taste was pleasant and similar to the taste of L. cretaceus stems and without the off aftertaste of L. cretaceus caps. They were meatier and more substantial than the caps of L. cretaceus, though were picked shortly after opening or before expanding which is also optimal with L. cretaceus. The stems however were rubbery, chewy and soggy without substantial flavour to overcome the texture. They were hollow and pithy rather than having the firm, meaty consistency of L. cretaceus so did not cook as well. They may have benefited from a bit more heat/cooking duration. I’ll try them again when more grow but I think L. cretaceus is the better edible mushroom.
No side effects occurred as a result of consumption. There was no interaction with alcohol.
These results seem to suggest that Leucocoprinus cepistipes probably does need a non-sterile casing layer to fruit and explains why jars of either soil or rice substrate have been sat essentially idle for months. Leucocoprinus cretaceus on the other hand will fruit easily in the jar without this non-sterile layer being added.
Growth of Cyperus esculentus appears good but further experiments will compare growth rates with and without this species and others being present.
Maybe?
In dead hardwood
Growing at the bottom of pile of mixed down wood. Was difficult to tell what it was growing from