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Spirally ornamented capillitium with frayed/penicillate ends. (Not sure of any other species that have this character - ID was based primarily on the thread ends - corrections are welcome). Fruiting inside sloughed bark of a Doug fir snag.

In wood chip landscaping. Mild mushroom odor and flavor. Cap extremely viscid!

Spores measure

(6.9) 7.2 - 8 (9) × (3.8) 4.1 - 4.7 (4.8) x (3.6) 3.9 - 4.4 (4.5) µm
Q = (1.6) 1.64 - 1.87 (1.9) ; N = 30
Me = 7.7 × 4.4 µm ; Qe = 1.7

Probably on the remains of Lactarius deceptivus.

Easternmost observation currently posted. Hughes et al 2001 only lists collections from the Western USA.