purple gills turning rusty brown, growing scattered under hardwoods
section Purpurascentes?
On humus under mature Tsuga in an old-growth Eastern hemlock stand.
Coastal sand dunes with lichens, Hudsonia tomentosa
Unusual habitat; with very mature Sitka spruce and some vine maple very close to tidal influence.
Personal collection number 3574
Under conifers and alder bush, with moss, on wet area.
Small. Cap 2 cms.
Spores rough, elliptical, (8.2-10.0) X ( 4.7-5.4)
No cystidia noticeable.
These have an appearance like Inocybe .
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
This species has now been formally published. https://www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20Fungorum%20no.565.pdf
This mushroom has pores, not teeth. It was the only one I found. Very wormy but of value because of its rarity.
Sequenced.
Sample: S-176-1
Collectors: NW, CS
Microscopy: NW
Notes: Purple-blue primordia, indication of partial veil. Cap waxy. Specimen very dehydrated and immature, few useful microscopic features found. No distinctive smell. Spores brown, smooth and ovate.
Sequenced.
Sample: S-8-3
Collectors: HS, RC
Microscopy: NW
Notes: Sweet odor. Dark purple cap with pale fibrils at margins. Spores brown, smooth, ellipsoid. No cystidia.