Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 240637 - Psn: 20)

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/26/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/27/2017).

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A Conifer-cone Baeospora (fruiting body on cone) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010).

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A Conifer-cone Baeospora (side view showing gills, stalks, mycelium) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/1/2010).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/31/2020). (c) Lauren Hallden, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 326224 - Psn: 64)

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/31/2020). (c) Lauren Hallden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/31/2020). (c) Lauren Hallden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/31/2020). (c) Lauren Hallden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spores from Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co.,, Maryland (11/13/2017). Ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline; measured 3.7-4.5 x 1.9-2.5 ( 2.8) microns.

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Status

Found single or in groups on conifer cones.

Description

Cap: Cinnamon/tan, convex, smooth; thin flesh. Gills: White, crowded. Stalk: White to brown with tiny hairs, hollow; long white hairs (mycelium) at base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/26/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Conifer-cone Baeospora (fruiting body on cone) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/23/2010). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Conifer-cone Baeospora (side view showing gills, stalks, mycelium) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/1/2010). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/26/2020). (c) emilio c, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/31/2020). (c) Lauren Hallden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Lauren Hallden via iNaturalist.

Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores from Conifer-cone Baeospora in Howard Co.,, Maryland (11/13/2017). Ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline; measured 3.7-4.5 x 1.9-2.5 ( 2.8) microns. View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.

Source: Wikipedia

Baeospora myosura

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cyphellaceae
Genus:	Baeospora
Species:	B. myosura
Binomial name
*Baeospora myosura* (Fr.) Singer (1938)^[1]

Baeospora myosura Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white to cream
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

Baeospora myosura, commonly known as conifercone cap, is a species of fungus that produces agaricoid fruit bodies on decaying pine and spruce cones. The pileus is pale brown to cream, the lamellae are pale and very crowded, and the spore print is white or cream and amyloid. It is commonly found in North America and Europe. It is regarded as nonpoisonous but is of unknown edibility.^[2]