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Observation: Byssocorticium sp. (17)

When: 1995-05-15
Collection location: Pacific Pallisades, California [Click for map]
Who: Nathan Wilson (nathan)
No herbarium specimen

Notes: The date is only accurate to the month.

Found in a small canyon near the beach on a foray with Nancy Smith-Weber and Greg Wright. It’s been suggested that this might be Pulcherricium caeruleum, but the photos I’ve seen of that are distinctly blue not purple.

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  nathan   28% (1)  
  TomVolk   54% (3)   Eye3Eyes3
Recognized by sight: That’s my best guess. The Byssocorticium we have in the midwest is exactly the same blue, but there is no brown in the center, which I assume are mature parts. Members of the genus Byssocorticium are ectomycorrhizal (surprise!).

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Created: 2008-05-23 10:48:29
By: Nathan Wilson (nathan)
Summary: Glad to hear a new suggestion

I’ll definitely look into Byssocorticium some more. The photos I found from a quick google search were a bit more compelling than the ones I’ve seen of Pulcherricium. What I really need to do is get back out in the field and look under more logs!

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Created: 2008-05-23 08:52:02
By: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Summary: Thanks, Tom!

What a blessing to have Tom on this list to put names to our often forgotten polypores and crusts. We’ll be seeing more of these as our Western season winds down!

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Observation Created: Sun May 21 00:17:36 -0400 2006
Last Modified: Thu Dec 21 20:37:00 -0500 2006 by Nathan Wilson (nathan)
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Byssocorticium sp. (20)
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The date is only accurate to the month.