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In abundance on Picea rubens cones blacking to greenish cup fungi. Fruiting every year in early spring when there is some snow on the ground.

viscid cap, dry stem; oak woods

3rd pic shows yellow/green KOH extractible pigments

https://mushroomobserver.org/523743

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On dead Fraxinus.

on Stereum complicatum

Collected by Sigrid Jakob

Growing on Carpinus caroliniana
Next to Stereum striatum

https://mushroomobserver.org/544854

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Last photo show red KOH reaction

In same spot as last year.

Very common in this forest on dead hardwood.

https://mushroomobserver.org/526420?q=1p9YK

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Turquoise pigments in KOH

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https://mushroomobserver.org/525891

On a stone covered with mosses.

ID by Tom

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https://mushroomobserver.org/524899

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Has a very distinct odor that is citrus (grapefruit, perhaps), but with a little sharp, freshly-minted plastic from the 99¢ store smell as well.

Spores hyaline, ellipsoid, 4-5 x 1.9-2.4µm

Spores pink, 6.5x5 microns
Cystidia lageniform 65x20 microns

Spores 4x3 microns