2014-05-03 Psathyrella spadicea (Schaeff.) Singer 418750

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Description: Psathyrella spadicea (Schaeff.) Singer Image location: North-South Road near Capps Crossing Campground, Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado Co., California, USA Found by Carissa Chun. Growing in a cluster at the base of a dying tree @ ~ 5000ft. Spore print brown with slight purplish tint. Spores ~ 7.0-9.1(10.0) X 4.1-5.3 microns, mostly oblong. Gill cystidia fairly abundant, variable, mostly broadly fusoid, with thick walls near apex. A few with apical crystals. There seemed to be also some inflated cells on parts of the gill edge as noted in Smith’s description. (see last photo) Used references: The North American Species of Psathyrella by A. H. Smith Cheilocystidia and inflated cells In Congo red + KOH @ 1000X. : For more information about this, see the observation page at Mushroom Observer. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Date: 3 May 2014. Source: : This image is Image Number 418750 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Author: : This image was created by user Ron Pastorino (Ronpast) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−.