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enchanterelle
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Morel ball? pre-morel? wtf?
#14121503 - 03/14/11 08:00 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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 I kinda smashed it before i could take a pic... i was in the forest and found a couple of what look like Morel substance hollow balls, about a half inch by a half inch, they both were not growing out of the ground rather loose as if someone dropped them, but i found them in different parts of the forest, about 30 min from eachother. and neither had a cap or any sign of one. anyone heard of such a thing? are these a half attempt at being a morel? wtf? some other pics from my walkabout:

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psylosymonreturns
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the first one could be a Gyromitra or a Helvella something. 2nd is a ear pick fungus Auriscalpium vulgare 3rd looks like Mycena maybe.
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yea for number one was thinking either Gyromitra or maybe some kinda cup fungus. its hard to tell. did it have a prominent stem? #3 is likely a Mycena species.
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enchanterelle
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the 1st was morel-like, it was wrinkled and had the same texture as a morel, and was a misshapen, wrinkly (like a morel) hollow ball, with a small opening that probably once went to the ground, no stalk. i've seen plenty of orange, red, brown and black cup fungi, but never anything off-white yellowish such as this, plus, when it was in the ground it had no cup surface, but was more a sphere in the ground. it's strange, confuses the eff out of me. the second was crazy, growing from a pine cone and if you can tell it was toothed not gilled. The third, is very pink, are mycenna species usually orange? anyway thanks for looking
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enchanterelle
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the "mystery ball" was almost as if a morel tried to grow, but only grew a stem and stopped. it was completely hollow like a morel
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Sure it wasn't just a discarded stem-butt from a morel hunter that came through before you?
I find those all the god-damn-time! :cranky:
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enchanterelle
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oh and there's no way it was a Gyromitra or Helvella. wish i'd gotten a picture before i crushed it open
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Chaos_ultt
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Tarzetta bronca, or Tarzetta catinus?
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enchanterelle
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Re: Morel ball? pre-morel? wtf? [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#14122305 - 03/14/11 10:02 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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shockvalue, that's what i thought at first (i've found them as well), but it was a ball, with a small circular opening, if it'd been a discarded stem butt, it would be a cylinder with two openings... plus i found two of them, since morels, as far as i know haven't started yet (cos i'm out almost everyday checking my morel spots) maybe it was some attempt of a morel with no cap? or a new species? i also found 2 of them, in tact hollow balls
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enchanterelle
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chaos, you reminded me i have seen cup fungi this color, but it wasn't smooth or cup shaped, i have to deny that guess, but it was the best guess yet
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Chaos_ultt
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Lots of different species of fungi can have some pretty extreme morphological variance. Try to go back to the same area and photograph another, intact specimen.
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enchanterelle
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Re: Morel ball? pre-morel? wtf? [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#14122434 - 03/14/11 10:21 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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yes. good idea chaos, i'll be on the lookout for them again
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St. Chibes
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#1 still looks like Helvella or Gyromitra to me...
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enchanterelle
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Re: Morel ball? pre-morel? wtf? [Re: St. Chibes]
#14122971 - 03/14/11 11:55 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Gyromitra would not be found in this habitat, also the coloration and the fact that it has no stalk or cap, is just a hollow ball. and there are many helvella so...? still just google image searching helvella, they're either cups or stem and cap
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enchanterelle
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if i'm correct Gyromitra are found at higher altitudes, this was found in a sea level coastal forest
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I am pretty sure its an ascomycete.
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St. Chibes
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enchanterelle said: the "mystery ball" was almost as if a morel tried to grow, but only grew a stem and stopped. it was completely hollow like a morel
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enchanterelle said: Gyromitra would not be found in this habitat, also the coloration and the fact that it has no stalk or cap, is just a hollow ball. and there are many helvella so...? still just google image searching helvella, they're either cups or stem and cap
I thought you said it grew a stem and stopped... Did I misunderstand something?
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