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zuropak
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Today's photos & updated ID requests
#6260246 - 11/08/06 12:32 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Here are a few of today's shroom shots. I took shroomdan's advice and took some different angles for ID purposes. I hope some of these will help you guys with a few more ID's. I decided to try just posting links to my web galleries as the images will then retain the EXIF info, plus I cannot figure out how you guys upload more than 6 images in a post.
First a few shots of some species that I already have ID's for.
The Psathyrella longistriata is not a common species for this area and I had only ever seen one single specimen before today. Today I found about 12 specimens in a loosely scattered group.
Psathyrella longistriata http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-P/Psathyrella%20longistriata%20(21).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-P/Psathyrella%20longistriata%20(11).jpg
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-P/Pseudohydnum%20gelatinosum%20(91).jpg
I would never have guessed that this was a Bolete species from just looking at the top of it. It was very small and low to the ground. About 1" tall and 0.75" across the cap. It was growing in a piece of wood so I was able to lift and place it for photos and then place it back in its natural spot.
Bolete species http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Bolete%20sp.%2016%20(13).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Bolete%20sp.%2016%20(7).jpg
Here's one that I posted the other day. I went back today and got some shots of them more developed, and with one laying flat showing the underside and gills. This looks kinda like a Hypholoma species, but if it is I am not sure which one?
Unknown 269 http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20269%20(1).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20269%20(7).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20269%20(8).jpg
Here's one again that I think is a Lactarius species, but not sure which one. Thses shots are about a week apart.
Unknown 272 http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20272%20(4).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20272%20(5).jpg
This is a totally new species for me and I have no idea on this one. There was one broken specimen so I took a shot of the inside of the cap and gills. Any ideas?
Unknown 291 http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20291%20(13).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20291%20(10).jpg
http://www.zuropak.com/photogallery/shrooms-U/Unknown%20291%20(16).jpg
Any suggestions as to genus or ID for these unknown species is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
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Edited by zuropak (11/08/06 12:44 AM)
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nicuss
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: zuropak]
#6261354 - 11/08/06 11:23 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nice pics as usual
The "Bolete" is likely a Polyporus, although I couldn't find any that looked close enough.
For the last one I would start at Hygrophorus borealis and check out the long list of lookalikes at the bottom. Again, hard to settle on one or the other...
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: zuropak]
#6262172 - 11/08/06 03:24 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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nicuss is correct, the "bolete" is a polypore. In a general sense, most pored mushrooms on the ground are boletes and most from wood are polypores. I'd guess that your specimen is close to Polyporus brumalis.
269 I'd probably start with Pholiota. There are a bunch of Pholiota species that look similar to those, and accurate identification would require a microscope.
270 suggests Tricholomopsis to me. Love the Mycena in the photo.
291 is, as nicuss suggested, a Hygrophorus. Again, there are a bunch of similar ones, and accurately figuring out which one you have will be tough.
Happy mushrooming!
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zuropak
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: ToxicMan]
#6262506 - 11/08/06 05:07 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey, thanks guys for the ID's. Do you both feel comnfortable enough with the Hygrophorus for the last one, that I could just label it as Hygrophorus species? This is the closest I could find to looking like the same species I photographed: Hygrophorus goetzii In fact, this looks almost exactly like it.
The wood that the Bolete was growing out of was just a very small stick that was half underground. There was also a second one growing right beside it that appeared to be growing out of the ground. So should I be labelling this as a Polypore species, and not a Bolete?
269 looks a lot like some of the Hypholoma species we have around here. Any reason why you guys don't think it could be that Genus? I'll check out the Pholiota species, but all the Pholiotas I have seen around here look very different than these and are almost always growing out of a tree or log. These were grwoing out of the ground??
Thanks again t
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Edited by zuropak (11/08/06 05:48 PM)
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ToxicMan
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: zuropak]
#6263501 - 11/08/06 09:39 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm reasonably sure (without having the mushroom in hand, that is) that the last one is a Hygrophorus. In the field, try crushing the gills with a fingertip. If it's a Hygrophorus it should feel like you're pushing your finger through paraffin wax.
The polypore is probably growing from buried wood. Another test you can do in the field is to try and peel the tubes from the underside of the cap. With boletes you'll be able to do it pretty easily, with polypores it'll be pretty much impossible.
269 just resembles a bunch of Pholiota species to me. The scales on the cap are typical of a lot of different species. A spore print would resolve the issue immediately. If you find more of them, see if you can determine the spore powder color. Pholiotas have brown spores and Hypholomas have purplish brown spores. Both genera grow from wood, so if they appeared to be growing from the ground then there was probably buried wood. There are a couple species of Pholiota that grow from the ground, but I would be inclined to go with Cortinarius if there actually wasn't any wood.
Happy mushrooming!
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zuropak
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: ToxicMan]
#6263915 - 11/08/06 11:58 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks Man (toxic) You definitely know your stuff here. I have changed the Bolete to Polyporus brumalis and the other one to Hygrophorus species. I think the species I gave the link to above is really close, but I am not comfortable with it being 100% yet.
I also did some more research on the Pholiota species and I also think you are right on that one too. I think it is the Pholiota flavida which you can see at this link:
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6624~gid~.asp
Got a whole bunch more species today that I will post tomorrow. I really appreciate the help, which is not only helping me ID the images, but also helping me learn and improve my research skills
Cheers Tim
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Edited by zuropak (11/08/06 11:59 PM)
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ToxicMan
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: zuropak]
#6263957 - 11/09/06 12:20 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Remember that the scaliness of Pholiota caps and stems is variable. From Phillips book I can see several others that are also potential matches:
P. limonella P. aurivella P. bakerensis P. terrestris
Those are just the ones in his book that look similar to me. The most recent monograph lists over 200 species, Phillips only has about 20.
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zuropak
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: ToxicMan]
#6263998 - 11/09/06 12:44 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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I had already checked out all of those species you mention above at the Rogers Muchroom site, and none of them seem to fit the species I saw and photographed. First off, my species does not have the bumps and scales on them at all. The caps especially were all very smooth and clean with no protrusions down the cap edges at all. For me, there were only two species that fit well enough at Rogers, and those are Pholiota alnicola and Pholiota flavida. The flavida fits the locations and description better for me.
Thanks t
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Edited by zuropak (11/09/06 09:14 AM)
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: zuropak]
#6264134 - 11/09/06 03:07 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Your photography never ceases to amaze me. Are all your shots around the Victoria area? I've been through Victoria but never had a chance to hunt anywhere in B.C. Your wildlife and scenery shots are amazing too. If you ever have a chance to hop over to Alaska for a bit and do some shooting i would strongly recommend it. Denali National Park is an endless photo op. Anyways great shots and good luck with the ID cuz it sure as hell ain't comin from me.
Fuckin Alaska, eh?
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zuropak
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Re: Today's photos & updated ID requests [Re: ScrewdUpTexas]
#6264675 - 11/09/06 09:13 AM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey SUT, thanks for the views and comments Man, I have wanted to go to Alaska for MANY years now. Unfortunately, I am so poor these days, that the cost makes it impossible for me. Back in the 80's (when I had some money) I was going to drive up there in my van, but I couldn't get anyone to join me. The bird photography alone up there is awesome!!
Yes, all of my shroom shots are in the Greater Victoria area. There are tons of shrooms around here, which I guess is a result of all the rain we get and the old forests with tons of decaying wood. Mind you I have never gone shroom hunting anywhere else, so maybe it is no different than anywhere else.
t
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