L F P Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Found these by an old oak stump. Was wondering if they are honey mushrooms. Working on spore print now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 They look like Honey Mushrooms to me, possibly Armillaria gallica. Obtaining a spore print color is a real good idea. Also, cutting through a stem diagonally and observing the way the exterior and interior are structured is helpful for learning to recognize Armillaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Here's what looks like A. gallica growing under norway spruce in among the roots, singles here and there. The caps were covered with todays freezing rain. Some of the gills look notched but finely decurrent. The first time I've seen these in the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 The somewhat stringy partial veil supports the A. gallica proposal. Interesting, bobby, that yours were found under conifers. In my experience, A. gallica seems to occur in association with hardwood trees. Mushroom Expert says it also grows on coniferous wood. This fall I found some Armillaria growing directly on a standing spruce tree. A first for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Dave W said: This fall I found some Armillaria growing directly on a standing spruce tree. A first for me! Crazy how sometimes things go against the norm. This year I found a gilled bolete growing off the bark of a live loblolly pine.... several inches off the ground. I had suspected a possible association at several other places but that's a subject for another time perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Not really surprising to see Armillaria --parasitic or sabrobic-- growing from a standing tree (except seeing it on spruce was kinda odd). But Gilled Bolete species are mycorrhizal. I haven't ever seen one growing directly from a tree. I have seen Russula Lactarius, and Suillus (all mycorrhizal types) growing from the lower portions of trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Dave, I believe the ones I found where growing from dirt that had partly filled in the deep grooves of the bark on the bottom of the tree. Trees are growing on a fairly steep hill side.. I said several inches up on the tree but 2-3 is probably more realistic. I do have two photos I took before my phone died at the time....low battery results in very poor quality photos on my phone though. Never done a post about it because of the photo quality. Don't wanna hijack L F Ps topic by posting them here so I'll do a separate topic when I have time. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 I have seen gilled boletes growing directly from trees. I have even come across them growing from palms/palmettos. First time thought it was an oddity but have stumbled upon this too often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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