Lichens and mushrooms
I am emerging from an intensive Northern California lichen idenification frenzy, and am now taking advantage of the prolific fungi production from the robust rains of the last month. Yesterday was a localized pinnacle of fungi sightings at Sugarloaf Ridge. I had the fortune of being in a small group hike, on which the Park Manager accompanied with a scientific collection permit. I did no collecting, but two other scientists were helpful in plucking certain specimens that i found, and even serving as hand models for me. I catalogued about thirty of the specimens that i had some luck in identifying, and posted these to iNaturalist, a sample of which are appended to this journal entry.
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Blewit (Collybia nuda)Observer
c_michael_hoganDescription
The gills are notched and crowded. Cap diameter is seven cm.
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Oysterlings (Genus Crepidotus)Observer
c_michael_hoganDescription
A cluster of these mushrooms was seen growing on a twig that had fallen to the woodland floor. Spores are brown and cap diameters are about one to two cm. This is a gilled mushroom species.
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Field and Button Mushrooms (Genus Agaricus)Observer
c_michael_hoganDescription
Seen in a mixed oak woodland not far from Rattlesnake Creek.
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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)Observer
c_michael_hoganDescription
This delicate mycena was seen in a grassy area near the trailhead to the waterfalls. This specimen was growing on a moss substrate. The hollow stem was evident.
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