Observation:Mgoff 208

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Date 2007/11/04
Observer(s) Matt Goff
Coordinates 57.064955472163, -135.2992272377
Locale Sitka
Location Name Indian River Trail
Elevation
Summary Observed mushrooms growing from lower trunk of trail-side cedar which had a nice bunch of moss growing as an epiphyte. See below for additional notes about mushroom characters.
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Species Observed: Mycena sp1, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Isothecium stoloniferum

Mushroom notes: |Cap Color=Gray |Cape Shape=Convex, Bell-shaped |Cap Margin=Entire, With Lines |Cap surface=Smooth |Flesh color=white or light gray |Flesh character=Thin |Gill Characterisitics=Adnate |Gill Color=white |Stem Shape=Equal |Stem Color=gray, lighter at top |Stem Surface=smooth |Milk=Absent |Odor=not noticeable |Habit=Single |microhabitat=Yellow Cedar the lines in the cap margin develop with age. The young caps are bell shaped with smooth margins. Cap margin lighter than center Cap size from 1.5-2.5 cm diameter Cystida are clavate Stem doesn't break, kind of tough