aretah's Favourites
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bjoernsDescription
Mature asci partially with three and seven fold septate, stipe with a thick mucilaginous layer
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Glorious Protoxaea (Protoxaea gloriosa)Observer
robertzimmermannDescription
Note: to some of the recently uploaded pictures I have the specimen available. I can upload detailed microscopic pictures as soon as pinning is done.
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Helvella semiobrutaObserver
antonioezquerroDescription
En bosque de Pinus halepensis con Cistus albidus.
ADN publicado en Skrede & al. (2020).
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Agaricus nevoiObserver
luisballesterDescription
Unpleasant urine smell, pleasant taste.
On bare sandy soil with the presence of various conifers in the vicinity, in the Jardín Botánico de La Rioja
SIM sheets of fungi https://micologiaiberica.org/services/agaricus-nevoi/
Genbank https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/2528445052
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Crimson Bolete (Chalciporus rubinus)Observer
fx_klingDescription
2nd Picture shows reaction to KOH-Solution. Cap of the biggest one was ~9cmØ
Micrographs:
1 Spores
2 Basidia+Pileipellis
3 Hymenial Cystidia
4 Caulocystidia/Stipe
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Asian Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron curvatum)Observer
robertzimmermannDescription
Wohnung
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Geopora cooperiObserver
alan_rockefellerDescription
On the ground under burned conifers, pushing up the duff slightly to make shrumps.
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peachysteveDescription
A form of H. conica with grey gills even in young fruitbodies
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Doughnut Fungus (Rhizina undulata)Observer
igor_olshanskyiDescription
в сосновому лісі
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Yellow Bracelet (Floccularia luteovirens)Observer
jstsnookDescription
Ножка совсем не гладкая. Мухоморовые наверное?
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Large Purple Streaked Shieldbug (Odontotarsus purpureolineatus)Observer
robertzimmermann
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vytautas_tamutisDescription
Close to the stump of Picea abies in mixed forest.
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Lesser Searcher Beetle (Calosoma inquisitor)Observer
robertzimmermannDescription
with a strong smell of Emmentaler cheese
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Violet Coral Fungus (Clavaria zollingeri)Observer
peachysteveDescription
One of thirteen clumps on this bank. Seems to be a very good year for it.
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Eresus sandaliatusObserver
robertzimmermannDescription
Two specimens present. One with slightly darker red colour.
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Powdercap Strangler (Dissoderma paradoxum)Observer
peachysteveDescription
I'm always on the look out for this and usually manage to find it once a year, always at a different site.
You can see the stem of the Cystoderma amianthinum which is swollen as the parasite pushes up through it. And the remain can also be seen on the cap.
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Jubilee Waxcap (Gliophorus reginae)Observer
peachysteveDescription
My first local find
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Smoky Spindles (Clavaria fumosa)Observer
peachysteveDescription
One of several clumps
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Violet Coral Fungus (Clavaria zollingeri)Observer
peachysteveDescription
Just emerging at a reliable site
