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Scytheleaf Onion (Allium falcifolium)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Found in lightly-grazed serpentine grassland
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Seep Monkeyflowers (Section Simiolus)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Found in wet rock crevice in serpentine grassland
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Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Found at the base of a CA bay laurel (Umbellularia californica)
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Giant Sawgill (Neolentinus ponderosus)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Found growing out of the stump of a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) Long, thick stipe descended a few cm's into the ground. Pileus arched to semiglobose with a 6 cm diameter and scales, gills shortly decurrent and wavy, no annulus or veil present on these samples. No staining observed. Cream-colored spore print
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Oak-loving Elfin Saddle (Helvella dryophila)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Growing in a group in clayey soil with oak litter. Stalk deeply grooved and cap folded like a brain.
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Pine Spikes (Chroogomphus vinicolor)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Found under Monterey Pine (Pinus radiate) growing near Suillus pungens.
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Mulch Maids (Leratiomyces percevalii)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
In bark under blue oak
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Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Growing in soil under blue oaks
Pinkish tinge around edge of older mushrooms
Pink gills thick and some incomplete
Gills do not touch stipe
Staining yellow on cap and stipe but then fading quickly to brown
Clear annulus
Bulb at base of stipe
Smooth, convex cap, bright white with brownish tinged
Phenolic odor
Mild flavor
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Western Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus olivascens)Observer
patterns_of_absurdityDescription
Large mushroom (20-30 cm diameter) with tough stipe
Orange/yellow color with older specimens turning greenish brown
Gills yellow and decurrent
Growing on dead hardwood
Growing in bunches
Odor mild almond
Taste phenolic
