Mycological_breakdown Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 Not quite sure what these are, they pop up every year near an old stump in small groups, and the spores are black. Any ideas? I was thinking some sort of panaeolus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 LBMs! Quite the challenge for the mushroom observer. I think these may be a species of Conocybe, something close to C. tenera. But Psathyrella is another possibility for the genus. Spore print color would settle this... assuming there's not another possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycological_breakdown Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Starting a spore print now, it should be jet black as some of the surrounding mushrooms were stained black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Little brown mushrooms and little brown birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Jet black spore print is a feature associated with Panaeolus, Psathyrella, and the coprinoid genera (Coprinus, Coprinellus, Coprinopsis). If black, I'd lean toward Psathyrella. Coprinellus would also seem like a possibility. But, it is often difficult to tell a black spore from one that is very dark brown. I think the best way is to collect (part of) a print on a black medium. Then, any hint of brown or purple will contrast with the black. Use non-porous surfaces to collect spore prints. Conocybe species have brown prints, but not very dark brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 This one really grabbed my attention as I have been seeing many of these and would like to know myself. Always on dead wood when I find them but I had not made a effort to ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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