Hymenopellis sinapicolor

 

September 9th.

A small, strikingly beautiful mushroom with a yellow-gold cap and white stem was growing in the clay soil in the leaf litter near logs at the north end of the Fishing Area picnic area.

The cap was approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. A close inspection showed that the yellow cap had a deeper, mustard yellow center that showed some radial streaking towards the margin.

The stem and gills of this mushroom. The stem was approximately 2.5 inches long. 

This mushroom was identified on the Facebook Mushroom Identification Forum as Hymenopellis sinapicolor. It doesn’t have a common name. Although it appeared to be growing in soil, this mushroom grows on buried deadwood, explaining why It looked like it was growing in soil. 

References:
- Mushroom Expert. Kuo, M. (2014, November). Hymenopellis sinapicolor 
- Mushroom Observer, M. Livesay: Hymenopellis sinapicolor

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- Summer At Fort Yargo State Park: Shelter A To The Old Fort, September 9th, 2015 (Part 3)

Summer On A Fort Yargo State Park Trail: Section B To The Dam, September 2nd (Part 1)

September 2nd. When I visited Fort Yargo State Park in mid-February, there were few signs of Spring. The only wildflower plants that were obvious were the leaves of Cranefly Orchids (Tipularia discolor) that I found in many places.

The route… I’ve described it here, here, here, and here. This walk doesn’t have the variety of wildflowers as my other walk from the Group A Shelter to the Old Fort but it does have some gems. One of the Smallflower (Asimina parviflora) had developed fruit that, unfortunately, it had lost; the Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) Orchids had bloomed, and some Green Adder’s-mouth (Malaxis unifolia) Orchids had bloomed and two were setting seeds. For the moment, some wildflowers we still blooming but there was a lull between seasons. There were still some wildflowers blooming but the mushroom season had started in earnest.

Spurred Butterflypea (Centrosema virginianum) was blooming near the beginning of the trail. In the absence of something to climb on, the vines were crawling across the ground.

The Perennial Wildbean (Strophostyles umbellata) vines were still blooming but had started to develop long, slender seed pods. 

By the path, near the beginning of the trail, I encountered the first of the mushrooms of the day.

The cap on a young amanita mushroom hadn’t opened completely. I haven’t been able to identify it conclusively. It probably belongs to the Amanita rhacopus group; it might be Amanita texasorora, and it does resemble this latter species.

Nearby, I found an enchanting cluster of mushrooms that have been identified by friends in the Facebook Mushroom Identification Form as the Common Funnel mushroom (Infundibulicybe gibba; formerly Clitocybe gibba).

Kudzu (Pueraria montana) was still blooming, and was already developing…

seedpods. 

In the main woods, where I’d found chanterelles in the summer, I found some different mushrooms now. 

The first were members of the genus Suillus. Suillus sp. are a group of bolete mushrooms with tan-colored caps and pores rather than gills. There are more than 60 species in the United States; they are divided into five groups based on whether they grow near hardwoods or conifers; have slimy or dry caps; have brown glandular spots on their stems; whether their pores are arranged radially or not; and/or have partial veils that leave rings on their stems. It can be challenging to identify species of this genus.

I found these Suillus sp. nestled under a rotting log. They had dry caps, brown gladular spots, pores that were not arranged radially, and lacked any veil. These were possibly Suillus tomentosus.

On the same log, I found a number of small brown mushrooms with conical radially striped caps. These were Mycena sp.; this genus has many species and it is very difficult to identify the species.

An occasional Hairy Elephantfoot (Elephantopus tomentosus) plant was still blooming by the trail.

Bicolor Lespedeza (Lespedeza bicolor) plants were still blooming along the trail in the main woods.

Tiny mushrooms of Mycena sp. had fruited on the log at the top of the hill; their caps had opened to form funnel-shaped caps.

The Coral slime mold, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, had fruited a little further along the same log.

Mold had grown on the fruit of the Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) a little further along the trail. The mold didn’t seem to be affecting the development of the fruit.

Some Hairy Elephantfoot plants were still blooming across the trail from the Tulip Poplar.

Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) were still blooming occasionally at the west end of the dam. A small crab spider was hunting on this flower.

(To be continued…) 

Identification references:

- Mushroom Observer, Walt Sturgeon: Amanita rhacopus

- Mushroom Oserver, Andrew Khitsun: Amanita ‘texasorora’

- Kuo, M. Mushroom Expert.com: Infundibulicybe (Clitocype) gibba

- Kuo, M. Mushroom Expert.com: The Genus Suillus

 

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- Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula)

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American Caesar’s Mushroom (Amanita jacksonii)

August 25^th. I was driving home when I spotted a cluster of mushrooms at the edge of the woods by the road. I knew immediately that they were Caesar’s Amanita (Amanita jacksonii) mushrooms. What surprised me was the size of the largest one. Its cap was 7 to 8 inches in diameter, the largest I had ever seen.

The cluster, from different angles.

The caps of the buds are oval. As they open, the caps become convex, then flat, and finally depressed as are the larger mushrooms in this cluster.

The caps of these mushrooms are solid red, without any scales. Mature caps on these mushrooms have marked striations from the margin towards the center.

Their gills are yellow and crowded, and free from their stems.

Their stems taper slightly from the base to the top and are yellow (or orange) with orange-red fibers, often in zones. Stems have a yellow-to-orange ‘skirtlike’ ring. In addition, one of the most striking things about this mushroom is that the remains of the volva – the membrane that encases the growing mushroom – are often visible at the base of the stem, even when the mushroom is mature. 

These mushrooms may be found east of the Great Plains in the United States where they have a mycorrhizal relationship with the roots oaks and pines. They fruit in summer and fall.

Identification resources: 

- Michael Kuo, MushroomExpert.com: Amanita jacksonii 

- Roger’s Mushrooms: Amanita jacksonii 

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- American Caesar’s Mushroom (Amanitajacksonii)?

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Coker's Amanita (Amanita cokeri)

September 30^th -  October 5th, 2014. 

This mushroom emerged on the shoulder of the road outside our place. It looked like it would be a specimen mushroom so I decided to photograph it each day until it opened completely.

September 30^th

October 1st

October 2nd

October 3rd, morning

October 3rd, afternoon

October 3rd, afternoon. The mushroom, in profile, showing the veil still partially attached to the cap.

October 4th

October 5th

Closer views of the tubercles on the cap

The cap grew so large that it split the stem. I’ve never seen this in a mushroom before.