Observations by mgoodman

ID:11052013MGJ1
Habitat: Old Growth TSHE. CWD very abundant
Growth Habit: Solitary to clumping
Substrate: Elaphomyces granulatus
Growth Characteristics: Dry, course to bumpy cap. Yellow stem. Elaphomyces difficult to extract intact.

ID:11162013MGK2
Habitat:Third growth PSME commercial tree farm. GASH, POMU, ACCI present but scant.
Growth Habit: Solitary to scattered.
Substrate: Conifer needle/debris.
Growth Characteristics: Appears to be Ascomycete. Holding water. Exterior dry feeling even when moist. Exterior very dark grey to black. Interior dark grey with hints of brown.

ID:11162013MGK1
Habitat: Third growth PSME. No understory vegetation.
Growth Habit: solitary to scattered.
Substrate: Wood, possibly ALRU.
General Characteristics: Black to dark brown, club-like. Surface dry and course, sand paper like.

ID:11022013MGI1
Habitat:Psme tshe thpl pomu trailing Bob Rubus spect mixed forest Alnus rubra small cwd, mostly alru next to paved trail to ape cave.
Growth Habit: Clustered on wood
Substrate: on raised alru log. Growth Characteristics: cap moist when wet

ID:10232013MGG3
Habitat: Dense stand of second growth PSME. 65-75% canopy cover. Large old growth TSHE stumps present. ACCI dominant shrub/scrub with minimal ground cover present.
Growth Habit: Solitary to scattered. Saprophytic clustered trooping linear along small dia. littered branches.
Substrate: Early decay class conifer twigs/ small dia. branches. At least one specimen found on live A CCI stem.
General characteristics: Cap slightly moist in appearance but dry to touch. Dark brown center concentric to mahogany to light rust at margin. Pores cream to rust extending down stipe slightly past apex. Stem dark chocolate brown to slightly bulbous base at point of attachment.

ID:10232013MGG6
Habitat: Second growth TSHE dominant with mixed TSHE age classes present. 55-65% canopy cover. GASH dominant shrub/scrub layer at 15-25% cover. Bear grass, stair-step moss and Lobaria present/ abundant.
Growth Habit: Solitary.
Substrate: Large formation rock outcrop with minimal soils present. Specimen found in isolated soil/humus protrusion. Potentially nearly completely decomposed CWD.
General Characteristics: Cap rust to red, dry yet moistening with skin contact in young specimens, yet very moist/lubricous with age. Cap convex, uneven slightly fibrillose surface, with isolated diagonally striate locations. Margins in rolled, irregular, with slight/light wispy material present. Gills porous, grey/olive and difficult to see in the field. Stem thick and even, buff colored with brown scaly ornamentation. Base slightly clavate. Minimal to no mycelium present.

ID10162013MGF2
Habitat: Second growth PSME patch adjeacent to wet meadow. ACCI, GASH, POMO, COCO shrub/scrub layer present. Minimal ground cover.
Growth Habit: Solitary to occasional scattered.
Substrate: Conifer duff consisting of needles and small twigs.
Growth Characteristics: Cap dry to slightly moist. Very slight bruising blue. Cream colored margins.

ID:10162013MGF1
Habitat: Second growth PSME patch adjacent to wet meadow. ACCIm GASH, POMO, COCO shrub/scrub layer present. Minimal ground cover.
Growth Habit: Single, occasionally trooping.
Substrate: Conifer duff consisting primarily of needles and small twigs.
Growth Characteristics: Cap surface dry to slightly moist. Many Russula spp present. No apparent bruising. Some secimens engulfed with white mold-type fungi.

ID:10092013MGD2
Habitat:
PSME dominant forest with heavy ACCI shrub/scrub layer. Some PIPO present.

Growth Habitat:
Scattered, trooping with occasional connate specimens observed.

Substrate:
Conifer and hardwood humus

ID:10082013MGC2
Habitat:
Second growth TSHE/PSME forest.

Growth Habitat:
Connate, clumped

Substrate:
Conifer humus. May be lignicolous with conifer stems. Specimens connate linear to 2.5cm twigs/branches. Not enough specimens in vicinity to verify.

General Characteristics:
Buff, undeveloped teeth below margin.

ID:10092013MGD3
Habitat:
THPL, ABGR, rattlesnake plantain

Growth Habitat:
Solitary, occasional scattered

Substrate:
Conifer humus

General characteristics:
Young specimens with red "droplets" on surface
Buff colored teeth under margin