Annadel State Park, just off Lawndale Trail. In robust chaparral habitat under large power line system
Growing in soil under Baccharis pilularis and Diplacus aurantiacus
Large orange/brown Ascomycete with a ruffled/semi-serrated margin and very fragile tissue. Slight white "bloom" covering exciple
Smell indistinct
Taste mild
KOH indistinct
FDS-CA-00733
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated coastal mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing in grass near Quercus agrifolia and Pinus radiata- seem to be growing in the pine duff
Rather nondescript mushroom with white, opaque pileus with long, fibrous equal stipe. Lamellae white, broadly attached
Snell indistinct
Taste mild
KOH indistinct
Burned Quercus/Pinus dominant woodland (now shrubland post-burn), just west of Knoxville road near Lake Berryessa
Growing on burned, dead but standing Pinus sabiniana
Reflexed polypore with white hymenophore and surface speckled in brown. Tissue tough, dense, leathery
Taste extremely bitter/acidic
Smell indistinct
Slightly yellow KOH in white light
Whole sporocarp fluorescing blue/yellow/pinkish. KOH turning bright yellow
FDS-CA-00735
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated coastal mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing on Quercus agrifolia branch
Stipitate, pores equal to slightly elongated, white. Pileus light brown, slightly velutinous
Brownish KOH
Taste indistinct
Spermatic smell
Brownish KOH
Burned ridgetop chaparral above a burned Quercus/Pinus dominant woodland (now shrubland post-burn), just west of Knoxville road near Lake Berryessa
Growing in soil near regenerating Adenostoma fasciculatum on deer trail
Umbillicate, funnel-shaped pileus, pink when young becoming beige in age, hygrophanous. Lamellae white to cream colored subdecurrent, distant to subdistant. Stipe equal, white
Taste mild
Smell indistinct
Whole sporocarp lightly fluorescent
FDS-CA-00709
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing in organic matter and woody bits of Eriogonum fasciculatum- seemed to have an affinity for masses of dead flowers
Cylindrical "nest" with a flailing top and tapering at base with thick, white rhizomorphs. Exterior light brown, tomentose. Eggs imbedded in gel when young and attached by a thin chord
Smell indistinct
Annadel State Park, Lawndale Trail. Mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing on burnt bark of young Pseudotsuga menziesii, looks as if there was a relatively mild burn in the area within the past decade. Maybe a low-intensity patch from the 2017 Tubbs fire
Lumpy resupinate fungus, varying in colors from olive green to lilac to orange, becoming yellow near growing edge
Reddish/orange KOH
Fluorescing orange/yellow
Annadel State Park, just off Lawndale Trail. In robust chaparral habitat under large power line system
Fruit bodies growing from white mycelial “cocoon” in soil under Adenostoma fasciculatum
Strange, cordyceps-like fungus with two sporocarps emerging from a white, mycelial "cocoon" buried underneath the surface of the soil. Sporocarps like little bulbous clips, covered din a white, cracking tissue. No in-tact insect body detected, but some spherical chitinous remains of what seems to be of insect origin were found
Annadel State Park, just off Lawndale Trail. In robust chaparral habitat under large power line system
Fruit bodies growing from white mycelial “cocoon” in soil under Adenostoma fasciculatum
Strange, cordyceps-like fungus with two sporocarps emerging from a white, mycelial "cocoon" buried underneath the surface of the soil. Sporocarps like little bulbous clips, covered din a white, cracking tissue. No in-tact insect body detected, but some spherical chitinous remains of what seems to be of insect origin were found
FDS-CA-00734
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated coastal mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing under Pinus radiata in deep needle duff
Bright red pileus with blushed pink stipe that seems to become more red in age. Lamellae broadly attached, close, white when young becoming cream colored in age. Solid internal stipe- not pitted
Taste spicy- leaving burning sensation on the tounge
Smell indistinct
KOH indistinct
Lamellae fluorescing bright yellow, stipe and cap pinkish
FDS-CA-00747
Mixed hardwood/conifer coastal forest near the south fork of the Gualala River
White to cream colored very fragile coral. Some parts bright yellow in color
Smell incredibly sweet, like fruit loops or fruity pebbles
Taste sweet at first, then becomes farinaceous
Whole fruit body fluorescing white, KOH fluorescing neon green
FDS-CA-00701
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Found growing on dead Baccharis pilularis wood
Brown resupinate to reflexed fruit bodies, cap tomentose with concentric growth rings, white to pinkish ruffled growing margins and brown/grey smooth hymenophore
Black KOH
Smell slightly cheesy
Taste mild
FDS-CA-00739
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated coastal mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing in grassy clearing in by Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia
Extremely viscid pileus with dark orange spot in the center and becoming yellow near margins. Lamellae yellow, broadly attached with some brown bruising and a dark brown, stingy partial veil partially adhered. Cobwebby cortina-like partial veil when young
Slightly bitter
Smell instistinct
KOH brown/orange
Brightly fluorescing yellow.green on lamellae
FDS-CA-00717
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing in a Quercus agrifolia and Arbutus menziesii grove
White, smooth pileus and stipe with mild brown bruising, white lamellae
Taste slowly spicy
Smell indistinct
No KOH
Fluorescing brightly yellow on all parts, esp. lamellae
Yellow basal mycelium. At base of large NODE, ARME, PSME nearby
FDS-CA-00743
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated coastal mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing in pine diff under Pinus radiata
Suede-like brown, dome shaped pileus. Bright yellow pores, studded with guttation when young. Stipe equal to club shaped, yellow at apex to white with brown bruising. Neon yellow rhizomorphs firms adhered to substrate. Slow blue bruising on the pores
Smell like pressure treated wood
Taste mild
Dark brown KOH on cap, orange/brown KOH on stipe. Becoming blueish in UV!
Stipe and pores fluorescing bright orange, internal tissue bright yellow
Annadel State Park, Lawndale Trail, in an open mixed Oak woodland/shrubland
Growing on side of trail from disturbed soil under Heteromeles arbutifolia
Pileus with worn scales, dark brown in center becoming more golden/yelow near margin. Margin curled under. Lamellae pale yellow, broadly attached to slightly notched. Stipe pale yellow, equal
Taste very bitter
Smell indistinct
Extremely fluorescent green/yellow on gills
Orange/brown KOH
FDS-CA-00707
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing on dead grass under Eriogonum fasciculatum (no flowering stalk to grass so I couldn’t identify)
Tiny pink stipitate Ascomycete with a slightly darkened margin
BDC-0114-23
Growing from a small twig - unknown origin.
KOH too small to test; UV slight gold-yellow; taste n/a too small to test; odor indistinct; height 5mm; hair-like.
Growing on bark, buried wood, leaf litter.
KOH not tested; UV reactive (edges of cap orange); odor slightly floral; taste not recorded; size .5 cm wide x 2 cm high.
Notes: Small fruiting body attached to base looks xylaria-like before they expand. Red fuzz on the surface of the cap.
FDS-CA-00742
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated coastal mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Fruiting from buried log or wood, extremely adhered to substrate. Near large Pinus wood chip pile
Brown, very spongy and slightly hairy surface, margin white. Yellow/brown highly irregular pores underneath. Texture like pulpy wood
Taste slightly lemony
Smell slightly acidic and chemically
Black KOH
Bright yellow florescence on pores and margin
FDS-CA-00724
In Pinus radiata and Quercus agrifolia dominated suburban forest
Growing in grass next to large Quercus agrifolia
Pink fuzzy parasitic fungus growing on Inocybe sp.
Smell like rotting fish
Fluoresces bright orange
Found growing on the outer bark at the base of a Eucalyptus
Only 1 nucleotide difference from "Flammulaster carpophilus" from the UK EDIT: Sequence mislabeled https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/MZ159616.1
Trace file located at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lwHpHkPhtuPwf3iN7RWhG4WCXXidbNKb?usp=sharing
Small tan fungi growing on decaying leaves/grass trailside,
Pruinose stipe,
Marginal appendiculae,
Hairy cap,
Growing under silk tassel bush,
Near salyx/wax myrtle/alder/sedge/ polybody fern/blackberry,
No UV/KOH,
Mild cleaner odor/taste
FDS-CA-00706
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing in leaf litter and moss under Eriogonum fasciculatum
Cap and stipe beige to peach in color covered in finely flocculate hairs. Lamellae widely spaced, broadly to narrowly attached, beige
Smell instistinct
FDS-CA-00706
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing in leaf litter and moss under Eriogonum fasciculatum
Cap and stipe beige to peach in color covered in finely flocculate hairs. Lamellae widely spaced, broadly to narrowly attached, beige
Smell instistinct
FDS-CA-00713
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Pinehurst Staging Area- EBRPD. Baccharis pilularis, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica, Umbellularia californica and Quercus agrifolia dominated CA chaparral and woodlands
Growing directly from Pseudotaxiphyllum moss on the base of Umbellularia californica
Benign looking white to brown mushroom with widely spaced beige lamellae and a darker brown thin stipe studded with very fine hairs, disappearing in age. Cap hygrophanous
Smell indistinct