When: 2007-01-10
Collection location: Howarth Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, USA [Click for map]
Who: Debbie Drechsler (debdrex)
No herbarium specimen

Notes: Very small hygrocybes that might be the same species as observation 1994. Total height 23 mm. On the larger one the pileus, measured from umbo to edge was 7 mm and both were moist. Gills yellow, attached and may be decurrent. It was hard to determine at this size. The stipe was 2 mm wide. Growing in duff under bay, black oak, douglas fir.

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Created: 2007-01-16 19:30:31 By: Debbie Drechsler (debdrex) Summary: Just wasn’t sure Last year, when I was just starting out with trying to id mushrooms, I was sure these were miniata. This year I wasn’t feeling quite so certain. I thought the H. miniata had a granular surface. Not that that would be so easy to see at this size.

Created: 2007-01-15 19:33:17 By: Nathan Wilson (nathan) Summary: H. miniata? I generally call these little, bitty orange and red Hygrocybes, H. miniata. That’s probably an over generalization, but I’m not sure how much further you’d get without a scope.

Observation Created: Sat Jan 13 17:01:39 -0800 2007
Last Modified: Thu Feb 08 17:21:43 -0800 2007 by Debbie Drechsler (debdrex)
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