Corvus Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Found growing gregariously on dead wood about a week ago in a hardwoods forest. Didn’t check wood type, pretty sure it was decayed and unrecognizable. Clusters of mica caps growing nearby. edit: spore print pale, although the edges were more brown Added spore print pic Sinuate gills, jagged cap margin. Drop of purple juice in first pic leads me to believe this is mycena haematopus. Would love to hear other opinions from more knowledgeable people though Edited June 8, 2022 by Corvus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 The brown edge on the spore print is likely due to moisture getting sucked out of the cap and into the paper. This is why I recommend using a non-absorbent surface to collect a print. I'd say yes" these are M. haematopus. A few days ago I found some rather pale ones --ID proposed as M. haematopus-- that resemble these. This is a species that typically starts early in the season. https://mushroomobserver.org/492826?q=1n4Ws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Thanks! And thanks for sharing that website...looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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