Dacrymycetes

Store Bøgeskov, Denmark

Mushroom Observer Image 791094: Ditiola rickii Bres.

Mushroom Observer Image 392282: Guepiniopsis buccina (Pers.) L.L. Kenn.

Mushroom Observer Image 302827: Dacryopinax elegans (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) G.W. Martin

Mushroom Observer Image 153222: Heterotextus luteus (Bres.) McNabb

Mushroom Observer Image 704331: Dacryopinax G.W. Martin

Mushroom Observer Image 179971: Dacrymyces capitatus Schwein.

Mushroom Observer Image 177341: Calocera cornea (Batsch) Fr.

Mushroom Observer Image 747510: Dacrymyces punctiformis Neuhoff

Mushroom Observer Image 709298: Dacrymyces stillatus Nees

Mushroom Observer Image 121863: Calocera viscosa (Pers.) Fr.

Calocera viscosaYellow StagshornSlo.: lepljivi roikiDat.: Aug. 25. 2011Lat.: 46.36078 Long.: 13.70141Code: Bot_546/2011_DSC9230 Habitat: Dry nutrient poor pasture, slightly southeast inclined mountain slope, shallow soil layer over settled scree, calcareous ground, dry and sunny place, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 620 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: completely rotten and moss covered stump of a small Picea abies. North side of the stump.Place: Lower Trenta valley, upper part of Na Melu place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Photographed in a complete dry state, hence so red-orange. Growing solitary.Flesh hard in dry state. SP yellowish-white. 1-septate mature spores haven't been observed??Spores smooth. Dimensions: 9.9 (SD = 0.7) x 4.1 (SD =0.3) micr., Q = 2.44 (SD = 0.14), n = 30. Ref.:(1) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 350. (2) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 674. (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 324.

Also known as D. chrysospermus. A widespread fungus on conifer wood, and one of the species known as Witch's Butter. Photo from near Gibsons, British Columbia.

Hodgson Vale, Queensland, Australia

Pahkavaara, North Karelia, Finland

Calocera corneaSmall Stagshorn, Pfriemfoermige HoernlingSlo.: rogasti roikiDate: Sept. 11. 2009Lat.: 46.33481 Long.: 13.53083Code: Bot_377-2009-3276Habitat: mixed woodland, nearly flat ground, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh), rain protected by trees canopies, in shade, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 445 m (1.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: fallen rotten deciduous tree, probably Acer sp., partly debarked, covered with mosses.Place: West of Bovec, near the trail to Pluna village, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore dimensions: 8.4 (SD=0.7) x 3.9 (SD=0.3) micr, n=30. No septa observed. Ref.:www.mushroomexpert.com/calocera_cornea.htmlR.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 140. D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 675.

Guepiniopsis buccinaSlo.: trobljasta rebricaDat.: Nov. 14. 2010Lat.: 46.34454 Long.: 13.58245Code: Bot_477/2010_IMG3225 Habitat: Steep northwest inclined mountain slope, mixed hardwood forest, cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock, humid and shady place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevations 530 m (1.750 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: fallen dead trunk of Carpinus betulus. Place: Bovec basin, north of Koritnica village, left bank of river Koritnica, next to dirt road to Kolovrat grassland, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC

Dacrymyces stillatusCommon Jelly Spot Slo.: kapljasta solzevka Dat.: Mar. 18. 2011Lat.: 46.33874 Long.: 13.54088Code: Bot_496/2011_DSC6651 Habitat: : South oriented mountain slope, mixed forest, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Acer, Picea abies and other hardwood trees, calcareous ground, mostly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 510 m (1.670 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: dead quite disintegrated debarked large trunk of Picea abies.Place: Bovec basin, south of the road from Bovec to village Pluna, near Uje place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: characteristic forked basidia abundant. Spores smooth, septated. Dimensions: 14.9 (SD = 0.8) x 5.5 (SD = 0.3) , Q = 2.7 (SD = 0.19), n = 28. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref.:(1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 596. 14-17/5-6(2) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5676~gid... 12-15/5-6(3) www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Dacrymyces_stillatus.html 14-16 x 4.5-6 (4) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 324. 10-15/3-5

Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy

Staughton Vale, Victoria, Australia

Most likely to be Heterotextus peziziformis, but I'm checking to be sure. Photographed at Cradle Mountain, on the Pencil Pine Falls and Rainforest Walk.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS

Photographed at Lake St Clair, on the Platypus Bay and Larmairremener tabelti - Aboriginal Cultural Walks.Not the best photo or specimens, but proof it was there.

Daubjerg, Jylland, Danmark

Mushroom Observer Image 841627: Ditiola rickii Bres.