HegoDamaskII Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 These are some mushroom that began growing in a set of raspberry starts I got from a relative in southern Utah. I've looked through and can't find anything like them, granted I'm just taking my first steps into Mushrooms. The caps and stems are a dark violet that lighten as the age. When the mushroom spores the caps The gills start an almost dandelion yellow that grows into an orange color as it matures. When the mushrooms spores it is a vibrant orange color. Any guesses as to what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Very interesting! Orange spore print suggests genus Gymnopilus. But, no species names come to mind. And the "Gymnopilus" suggestion is not made with much confidence, just an idea. I'll re-visit this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 I think these may be a species of Tubaria. This large genus --globally, lots of species-- is seemingly represented by only a handful of species in North America. Tubaria mushrooms are generally fairly small. The "vibrant orange" spore color mentioned here is not much different than the typically yellow/ocher prints of the Tubaria I commonly see here in eastern NA (presumably mostly T. furfuracea). Online photos of Tubaria pallidispora look similar to the mushrooms seen here. My guess is that species of fungi native to southern Utah are not well-understood. Nice find! Hego, if you can dehydrate a few of these and mail the material to me, I may be able to get it sequenced (DNA). It would be very interesting to find out what species these represent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HegoDamaskII Posted November 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 That would be really interesting, thank you for your help, Dave. I'd be happy to send some your way. What would be the best way to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 I just sent a PM to you via wildmushroomhunting.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Here's the MO observation https://mushroomobserver.org/510860 . I'm leaning toward Gymnopilus, partly based upon the orange spores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Looks like "Gymnopilus" has received some support on MO. (See link in last post here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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