Strobilurus trullisatus

Strobilurus trullisatus

Strobilurus trullisatus is one of relatively small number of mushrooms in our area that live on conifer cones. It is recognized by a pale-colored cap with pinkish tones, and a yellowish-brown stipe base.
Douglas Fircone Mushroom, Strbilurus trullisatus My first encounter with a mushroom that has a fircone as a specific “host”. Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Strobilurus trullisatus

Appearance

Pileus
Cap 0.4-1.7 cm broad, convex, expanding to nearly plane and slightly depressed; surface smooth to faintly wrinkled, pallid brown at the disc shading to a pale pinkish, striate margin; flesh thin and white.

Lamellae
Gills adnate to adnexed, close, white to pinkish-tan.

Stipe
Stipe 1.5-4.5 cm tall, 0.1-0.2 cm broad, white, subtomentose above, yellowish-brown and pubescent below, orange-brown mycelium at the base; veil absent.

Spores
Spores 3.5-6 x 2-3 µm, elliptical, smooth, nonamyloid. Spore print white.
Strobilurus trullisatus The Dutch name is "Muizenstaartzwam" Fall,Geotagged,Netherlands,Strobilurus trullisatus

Naming

Strobilurus kemptonae
Gymnopus trullisatus
Strobilurus trullisatus It's a little early in our fall, but the mushrooms are just starting to pop. We're getting a bit of cooler, wetter weather over the next few days, so I expect that they'll be in full fruit soon. Geotagged,Strobilurus trullisatus,Summer,United States

Habitat

Solitary to grouped on decaying Douglas fir cones; from late summer in areas of fog drip to mid-winter.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPhysalacriaceae
GenusStrobilurus
SpeciesStrobilurus trullisatus