Lago Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) Found these about 2 yards from a western KY river, growing on very old driftwood and I couldn't identify the type of tree. Cap is convex and orangish pink, Google searching shades of orange show "salamander" to be the closest to it's color. Top of cap is very succulent looking, almost translucent and has maze like wrinkles. Largest cap ~ 1.5cm wide and total height with stem ~1cm. Gills white with a tinge of pink. Gills close but not crowded, adnexed. The stem similar in color to gills but more white, largest stem ~.5cm. Some clusters and some individual, all growing from fuzzy white mold-like streaks along the wood. Honey yellow "sap" ozzing from a couple without disturbance the consistency being between oil and watered down honey. Spore print light yellow brown. Any suggestions help thank you! Edited May 12, 2019 by Lago Cap shape is more incurved than convex, collected spore print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Photos are a bit out of focus. Details are blurred. I think this may be Rhodotus palmatus http://www.mushroomexpert.com/rhodotus_palmatus.html . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lago Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Thank you Dave, yes that surely was it! Although several guides state it's not supposed to grow anywhere near here, so a very rare find? The pictures are spot on, and there are no lookalikes or relatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Rhodotus palmatus is considered uncommon to rare even where it has been recorded. Perhaps this saprobic fungus has a more extensive geographic range than is suggested in the literature. If you dehydrate a few of them, then someone may be interested in studying/storing the material. You would need to contribute better photos, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lago Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 That's a good idea I'll do that if they're still there. Yea my phone camera is great with wide shots, but sucks at focusing on close ups. I'm gonna buy a good camera after I get ahold of a good microscope. Pic is a wide shot from same phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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