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Conchomyces

Conchomyces bursiformis

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Broadly convex soft white caps attached to wood by a very short eccentric stipe. Caps were a pale creamy white and smooth with slightly translucent margins. Gills were bright white, close and radiating from point of attachment out to the margins.

Habitat:

Spotted on a dead tree branch in a damp Eucalyptus forest.

Notes:

Thanks to Mark Ridgway for the correct ID. Was incorrectly named as Crepidotus sp.

Reference Links:

http://hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/family/tricholomataceae/conch01.htm

Species ID Suggestions

Conchomyces bursiformis

Conchomyces bursiformis

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Mark Ridgway
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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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