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Field Notes

Description:

small, fragile mushroom with white gills and an orange cap

Habitat:

in grass, coastal temperate rain forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
shebebusynow
I agree about the coral fungi: I'm always surprised when they lay down a spore print, sometimes quite heavy but usually not at all. I did a spore print of some mushrooms found near this one, and I think they are the same mushroom but you know how that can be a confusing issue. Anyway, they looked enough like it to go forward. The spore print was rusty brown, so I'm thinking Conocybe or Gallerina would be likely.
shebebusynow
If only the little caps would give up their spores easily! Sometimes I have luck, sometimes not.
AlexKonig
i also would at the first thought say galerina, but after reading "mycena " i look for one, have you thought at "mycena-strobilinoides" ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=mycena%20strobilinoides&psj=1&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=2562l5020l0l6401l3l3l0l0l0l1l1888l2860l4-1.1.8-1l3l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1161&bih=688&wrapid=tlif133035781183910&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=S6ZLT-b4KKGu0QWdidiZDg )( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=orange%20mycena&psj=1&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=2833l7526l0l10380l13l13l0l1l1l1l836l4274l0.3.4.1.0.3.1l12l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1161&bih=688&wrapid=tlif133035777090610&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=JqZLT7D4LqLP0QWlvpiWDg ) good luck shebebusynow !
shebebusynow
I'll have to remember to do a spore print soon--the rusty spores will be a giveaway.
shebebusynow
It was not growing on wood, but in the grass.

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2012

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