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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted in a mix forest near my house,in a old cuted pine tree trunk
It look like a Psathyrella sp.could it be a Psathyrella piluliformis(hydrophila)?

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Comments (4)
AntónioGinjaGinja
No ink,it's the natural collours of the spores that drop in the paper ,i use black paper to the ones i think are white or less darken and with paper for the others,you let them for a couple of hours or more,during the nigth and the final result is awesome,super artistic stuf,iam thinking in use the patterns to paint some ceramic pieces,so nature and art and science are linked,PN haved a more scientific aproach but we have allways a great concern on the image,on the art of nature puted in spottings :-)
Neil Ross
Did you need to use some sort of ink, or is the print 'a la natural'. I only ask because I've found a couple of species which have very waxy gills. I guess ink would have to be used for them. This really appeals to my nerdy-arty nature, although on PN perhaps I should adopt a more scientific approach.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Thanks very much Neil,it's my first season with spore prints and i find it's realy much more easy than i would imagined,and it helps a lot on the ID process :-) And the design is gorgeous
Neil Ross
These are great photos, Antonio. You know, I never really put too much thought into what a spore print is, but your first photo makes perfect sense. It's said that 'one picture is worth a thousand words'. Saves someone having to explain it to me :-)

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PublishedDecember 28, 2013

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