Specimen #6 Coltricia cinnamomea Mushroom Sample

Figure 1:  Overview  of  coltricia cinnamomea.
brown and caramel in color.

Figure 2: Back view of coltricia cinnamomea
no visible root system. Back of mushroom have tube
like structures instead of gills

Figure 3: Close up on the tube like structures
on backside of the coltricia cinnamomea

                                                       
Name: Coltricia cinnamomea
Common Names: Fairy Stool
Family: Hymenochaetaceae
Collected Date: 10/22/16
Habitat: Solitary or in small groups on ground or moss in woods, often found on well beaten paths, roadbanks, and in clearings.
Location: Field Station
Description: Very thin, silky-shiny, cinnamon to amber-brown cap, brown pore surface, and reddish-brown to dark brown stem.
Key Used: David Arora. 1986. Mushroom Demystified.
Keying Steps:
1. fruiting body with a stalk, typically appearing terrestrial
2, not above.... so no large pores and pores are not whitish to brown with only one cap
3. Stalk well-developed and distinct from cap, never spongy
4. cap shiny or silky, rarely more than 5 cm broad; pores usually not decurrent

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