junicolumbiagorgeous's Identifications

Found scattered, the small conical one about 8ft away from the others, but all had the characteristic blackening reaction. I kept the small conical one and one of the others for my fungarium and possible further examination.

Found on floor of Evergreen forest. On the trail towards the organic farm. Fallen from original substrate, obvious black bottom side and extremely pale green top side. Light brown apothecia present, forked branch ends and inside lobes are bright snow white.

Somewhat rainy during the day. Found off the trail in fairly dense forest. Growing in large patches. Western hemlock, alder, pine trees. Growing in organic matter, needles and twigs, lots of moss as a substrate

• Found in mixed second growth flaned by neighborhoods
• Trees: Maple (Acer macrophyllum), Cedar (Thuja plicata), Doug-Fir (Pseudotsuga menzeseii)
• Vegetation: Sword fern (Polystichum munitum), Holly (Ilex aquifolium), Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), Salal (Gaultheria shallon)
• troop of specimens at different life stages
• growing directly underneath big Polystichum munitum
• Substrate: rotting log
• Cap: whiteish, flat and broad with butterscotch center, membraneous remnants of partial veil at margins
• Stipe: equal stipe centrally located on cap, fibrous stuffs and scales all the way up
• Gills: notched and broadly attached
• Spore print: dark purple, nearly black
• No odor or taste

• Lone specimen found on the coast, +- 200 yards from the ocean directly under a shore pine on the edge of a picnic area
• Substrate: duff and pine needles
• Trees: Pinus cortorta
• Vegetation: none in proximity
• Cap: not fully opened, distinctive red color and white warts prominent
• Stipe: majority of stipe including volva was subterranean, centrally attached on cap
• Gills: hard to see due to cap not being fully open
• Weather: Cold, very rainy, very windy, everything saturated

Weather: Partly cloudy.
Habitat: Found in an Acer sp. tree in the “B” parking lot at Evergreen.
Key features: Thallus about 4-6cm broad, upper cortex dark brown almost black, “dusty” feeling when dry, shrimpy-fishy smelling when wet. Lower cortex light brown to gray, tomentose and containing cyphellae here and there; picture four (40x). Lobes rounded, top surface very thick with black isidia as seen in picture five (40x).

Foliose thallus growing on a piece of wood  with drooping/erect growth form, 2.1cm x 2.3 in size, upper cortex whitish gray to light mint green color, lower cortex black, some lobe tips are brownish. Lobes are hollow – interior color is black/ dark, erect and widely dichotomously branched. Granular soredia present on the swollen extended lobe tips.

Weather: Sunny and warm.
Habitat: Found near Rimrock Lake in a coniferous forest dominated by Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
Key features: Fruticose thallus, very bright yellow-green color, abundant apothecia with brown disks, lacking soredia and isidia as far as I could tell. Quite an exciting find, it’s such a beautiful lichen!