lizardflats Posted January 24, 2015 Report Posted January 24, 2015 We’d like some help identifying a type of mushroom that we found growing wild on our property. They were found on a downed tanoak tree branch. The location was in the Santa Cruz Mountains close to Saratoga and Los Gatos, CA. Elevation is about 1250 ft. It is a flat wooded area close to a steep drop-off into a creek gully and it is very wet during our winters. It is mostly tanoak with some Douglas Fir, Madrone, and California Bay as well. We are wondering if they might be golden chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius)? Thanks!
vitog Posted January 24, 2015 Report Posted January 24, 2015 Those are definitely not Chanterelles or anything related to them. They don't look familiar to me, but a spore print would help to ID them.
Dave W Posted January 24, 2015 Report Posted January 24, 2015 I think these may represent the species Panus conchatus. Although usually purplish when young, this type mushroom fades to a lighter tan/brown as it ages. I also considered the possibility these may be a type of Pleurotus (Oyster Mushroom), but the dark stem on the one specimen looks wrong for Pleurotus. Aside from Pleurotus dryinus, Oyster Mushrooms don't have forked gills. The one specimen pictured here shows some distinctive forking of the gills. But the mushrooms don't look like P. dryinus to me. Other similar species of Panus have caps with hairy surface. The ones seen here appear to be smooth. Some species of Lentinellus or Lentinus are similar to these, but these types have gills with distinctly saw-toothed edges. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/panus_conchatus.html
Cedric Posted February 11, 2015 Report Posted February 11, 2015 Not Chanterelles, as the previous posts have said. Cheers,
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