Gregarious on thick sedge debris over peat in wet meadow, under Carex and Betula glandulosa. Spores small, white, smooth, ellipsoid, inamyloid. Photos taken in dark conditions — see tackle box photo for mostly accurate color
D Miller says probably Cuphophyllus. Sending in for sequencing
Growth on senescent, damp outer leaves of Typha cattails.
Gregarious on thick sedge debris over peat in wet meadow, under Carex and Betula glandulosa. Spores small, white, smooth, ellipsoid, inamyloid. Photos taken in dark conditions — see tackle box photo for mostly accurate color
Came into the MSSF fungus fair - saved for DNA barcoding
Found near edge of paved road in an area with short grass/possibly dwarf huckleberry. Douglas fir and aspen present nearby. Small striations on cap margin.
Growing on well decayed wood and moss. Maybe 2 cm tall. Super nodulose spores!
I kept squishing it when trying to get a good section, so I'm not sure on location for the cystidium on its own, but the gill edges were packed with them.
Redwood forest with Sitka spruce, Doug-fir and a mix of other coastal conifers.
this appears to be a second species in the Psathyrella longistriata group.
Voucher IPL3014
Ground under conifers. Veil present, with a membranous ring . Cap and stem fragile.
Caps under 3.5 cms. Veil towards the center of the cap, not the margin.
Their small size, and their Spring season, points to Psathyrella ellenae.
The added microscopy, is a little confusing since some of the described characters by Smith, sometimes are present, or mixed between the species variations, and perhaps also some characteristics of Psathyrella longistriata.:
Spores brown, elliptic, inequilateral, germ pore present but not evident, not clearly truncated, (8-8.7) x (4.4-4.8); Pleurocystidia ventricose with obtuse apex 50x13.5, ( upside down at times it would appear pointed); cheilocystidia present, vesiculate (Inflated), (28-30) x (11-14). I didn't see a reaction to KOH from this cystidia.