We believe these are Cortinarius Iodes, though they could also be Cortinarius Iodeiodes. The two can be differentiated by whether the taste of the slime on the cap is bitter and/or by spore size. Most collections found on the Cumberland Plateau by myself and the Cumberland Mycological Society have been C. Iodes rather than C. Iodeiodes, so I would lean towards Iodes here as well.
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Austroboletus Gracilis is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. There may be several distinct species hiding out in our current notion of Austroboletus Gracilis. It is highly variable in color (ranging from nearly brown to nearly yellow); its stem is sometimes reticulate and sometimes not; and chemical reactions vary fairly widely. Because of these chemical reactions, many…
One of the common names for a mushroom is a toadstool! Polyporus Varius is widely distributed across North America, and is somewhat variable in the color and texture of its cap. Like many polypores it is rather tough, and can manage to “stay up” for quite a while in dry weather—resulting in older specimens with faded, nearly white caps…
Washington DC decriminalized magic mushrooms in March. Ganaderma Curtisiis 1 a wood-decaying polypore whose distribution is primarily in the Southeastern United States. Distinguishing features include its gorgeous, lacquered cap and its pale brown flesh, which features melanoid bands but no concentric growth zones. What are the Ganaderma Curtisii medicinal uses? Often used as an immune…
Amanita Jacksonii is a species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. It is a reddish- orange colored mushroom species extending from the Province of Quebec, Canada to the State of Hidalgo, Mexico. The Amanita Jacksonii mushroom can be identified by its yellow gills, large, white, sacklike volva, and bright orange or orange red cap, which has lined…
Mushrooms recycle dead plants and return valuable nutrients into the ground. They are often used for degradation of dangerous substances such as oils, pesticides and industrial waste. Pleurocybella Porrigens is a species of fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. The species is widespread in temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere. The Pleurocybella Porrigens is known as the angel wing. It is a white-rot wood-decay fungus on conifer wood, particularly…
Did you know that no one knows how many types of mushrooms exist in nature. There are about 10,000 described species known from North America, but everyone agrees that there are undiscovered species. Cerioporus Leptocephalus, commonly known as blackfoot polypore, is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Cerioporus. It usually grows on the branches…