sglassman's Identifications

Location: UC-Riverside campus
Habitat: growing on soil/eucalyptus leaf litter near 2 large eucalyptus trees and 1 smaller unknown tree. Leaf litter depth near mushroom was < 1cm in depth.
Color: brown starlike rays and silvery white spore mass
Spore color: brown
Mushroom size: the two smaller ones measure 2.54x1.9cm and the larger one is 8.89 x 4.4cm. The one in early stage of development (rays are not bent down) is 3.81 x 2.54 cm.
Average number of starlike rays = 8-9
Perforations on spore mass= various anywhere from 2-9 perforations
Spores mass sits on many pedestals

Encountered in el Potrero park (lat:33.874, Lon:-117.212). Found growing gregarious on a shaded path of grass in close proximity to an unidentified group of trees. The cap is fragile cracking with age and partially umbonate with a smooth surface. Mushroom is hygrophanous with a brown honey color and a light whitish center. The gills are close notched gills with younger mushrooms having lighter grayish brown and older mushrooms a dark brown. No veil or volva present or visible. Spores are a deep brown almost red, elliptical, and smooth.
Based on my own ID, I believe the mushrooms are psathyrella candolleana also known as suburban psathyrella but I am unsure due to the key stating that when mature the center often remains darker instead of whitish center.

Found an agaricales mushroom at Reid Park in Riverside, CA, United States. I found it growing in moist dirt that had thick grass growing out of it. The mushroom grew about 10 feet from a large oak tree. Aside from the grass and tree there was no other vegetation or plants around. The weather was sunny and the air dry. If not visible in the picture, the cap was very white and the gills were very dark, like ground coffee. The gills are free from the stipe. There was no discernible smell other than a general mushroom scent.

Found in pile of pine needles in close proximity to other mushrooms a like. Long curved, yellow and white stipe with black/ dark brown dots (cystidia) all over the stipe. Elliptical, smooth , olive color spores. Brown/ yellow cap, the cap was also very slimy that pine needles stuck to. Yellow/brown pores. Did not bruise when exposed.

These gilled mushrooms were found in a group of three on a cold morning (about 70 degrees F) and it had rained two days prior. It was growing on grass in between two pines, about 10 ft apart. The spore print was brown to dull greyish brown. No distinctive scent. Cap not viscid. My guess,

This mushroom was found at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park in Laguna Beach, California on Sunday March 1st, 2020. The mushroom was found growing in a generously shaded area. The soil it grew out of was moist and the ground was littered with a heavy layer of leaves. Found very closely to the mushroom were several decaying tree branches. The mushroom was found growing alongside another of the same species. The spermatic cell, angular spores, umbonate cap, and close approximation to tree branches led me to categorize this mushroom as an Inocybe geophylla.

• was found in Laguna Beach, California at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park [lat:33.60865333 long:-117.75595833] on 3/1/2020
• mushrooms were found in damp soil surrounded by leaf litter underneath an oak tree
• umbo caps contained sticky film that allowed leaves and soil to stick to them
• light brown, angular spores (shown in image)
• has a spermatic smell
• hypothesized to be Inocybe fibrosa

-Found at Emerson Oaks Reserve in Temecula(92592), Riverside County, CA,USA.

-found 2/8/2020
-Nearby there was a large fallen Coast Live oak, and the mushroom was growing in a grassy area
-the mushroom was growing by itself
-there were no other species of mushrooms growing near it
-key feature of this mushroom are the brown spores and the the lack of a ring or other evidence of a partial veil

Found growing within 5 feet of a Live Oak tree base covered with oak leaf litter. Only a single mushroom was found, plenty of mycelium found near the rhizosphere of the Live Oak, with colonies of ants living nearby. Aloe Vera was also growing near the Bolete, however no other mushrooms were found nearby. The area was shades and had a fair amount of moisture in the soil. The Bolete can be easily distinguished due to its tube like chambers underneath the cap, in place of regular varying gill formations. The cap has a dry, leathery feel to it and a dull, dirty brown color, similar to a russet potato. If possible, viewing the spores under a microscope will show ellipsoidal spores.

Observed on 2/8/2020 at Emerson Oaks Reserve in Temecula, CA which is located in Riverside County in the United States .

It was found in leaf litter near oak trees. It has a white/blush cap (~9mm) with peachy/ivory gills that made a crunch sound when broken.

From my identification I believe this mushroom falls in the genus Russula since it does not have any milky latex when broken.

Using the Melzer's reagent on the spores causing a Amyloid reaction helped visualize the clear spores because they stained blue.

Latitude: 33.475595
Longitude: -117.09168333

I found a bolete in the Emerson Oaks Reserve in Temecula, CA. It was protruding from a deep layer of pine needles that were on top of moist dirt. At the time the cap was not very sticky but when water was placed on it, it became very viscous. It was also about 4 feet from a large pine tree.

• Jaret Holguin

• was found in Temecula, California at Emerson Oaks Reserve [lat:33.4646608284 long:-117.0412976] on 2/8/2020
• mushrooms were found on soil underneath patch of unidentified green plants (shown in images)
• grew in clusters
• produces latex near gills and when broken (shown in images)
• clear spores turned blue in Melzer's reagent due to amyloid reaction (shown in images)
• hypothesized to be Lactarius Pubescens, or the Downy Milk Cap

Unidentified Suillus sp.
This is one of several specimens found scattered under a stand of unidentified pine trees that a local expert informed me were introduced to the area several decades ago. Likely EMF and possible introduced.

All specimens were mature and showed no sign of volva, annulus, or fibrils, although the dark ring around the margin of the cap could potentially be related to the partial veil. Cap is notably viscid when wet, and size ranged from 6 to 12 cm wide. The stipe is hollow in the center, and the cap contains some hollow cavities.

Boletoid spores were apparent under a microscope but difficult to photograph. Tubular pores did not exceed 1mm in diameter. Freckles on stipe suggest that this is a member of genus Suillus, but the species remains a mystery.

A pungent, sweat-like odor was apparent after 4 days in refrigeration.