You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: The Amateur Mycologist - Puntas Arenas Part 2: Cyttaria darwinii
Hey dber, you probably get this all too often but I've had a hell of a time trying to classify these. I saw you've been studying mycology for quite a while and I would value your input. Do you have any ideas of what these might be off the top of your head? They were growing underneath the humus feeding on thin live roots of the pine trees. I found them in northern Utah in the mountains.
I love trying to id things - and these are remarkably beautiful IMO. Looks like a brown or rust colpred spore print, and obviously the distinction ebtween the cap color and the gorgeous brown gills is very pronounced. Growing in a confiner forest.
I think I might see the hint of a veil remnant or a veil ring on the stipe of one of the mushrooms in the second picture, highlighted by the collection of spores there.
Did you see whether younger mushrooms in the cluster had their gills covered in a veil?
Other questions - did you notice any distinctive smells coming off the mushroom? And are they still fresh enough to cut one down the middle and take a photo to check for color changes?
Oh and if you rememver or can test, did the mushroom bruise yellow or red/pinkish when the flesh was damaged? It could be if you tore the cap pr on the stipe if you cut the whole thing in half.
Sorry one last question - what color were the gills on the youngest ones - were the gills a different color on the younger specimens?
Ask away! And thank you I appreciate your taking the time to look. Interesting I never thought to check the stipe for the spore color. When we first brought them home we thought we noticed a slight light purple tinge that was so slight it was hard to say whether we imagined it. Maybe we stared at the sun for too long haha. They've been in the fridge for two days now and I can only see dark brown and tan colored bruising. I have some bruised caps here. Also there's a pic of one with the veil they're pretty low key. We pulled out a bunch all of the same species. The gills of the younger ones were slightly lighter, closer to tan than cinnamon. They smelled very "mushroomy" and fresh haha. Just like the ones at the store. Also none of the stems were hollow.
Here is right after I cut it in half^^
And here is about 1 hour later^^
The caps had a bit of a sheen to them(below) and above is the same mushroom later that night after I washed it.
The closest match I can find is the western blewit (clitocybe nuda)