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Description
Cap: Tiny; pink-purplish/reddish-brown; convex; pleated; covered with tiny granules. Gills: Pale, similar to cap; distant; often with a collar. Stalk: Color of cap; base with a few white hairs; base inserted into bark. Shrivels under dry conditions; revives when wet (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Where To Find
Scattered/groups near base of standing deciduous/coniferous tree, often in moss.
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15 Records
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Mycena corticola in Howard Co., Maryland (12/27/2015). Determined by Gary Lincoff.
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Bonnie Ott.
Mycena corticola (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016).
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Joanne Solem.
A Mycena corticola in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Jane Chandler.
Mycena corticola in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Mycena corticola in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) trinectes, all rights reserved.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
Mycena corticola in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) trinectes, all rights reserved.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
Mycena corticola (on moss-covered bark of a live deciduous tree) in Howard Co., Maryland (5/29/2009).
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Robert Solem.
Mycena corticola in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Mycena corticola in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Mycena corticola in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Mycena corticola in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Spores from Mycena corticola collected in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). Nearly round, smooth, hyaline; measured 9.7-10.9 x 8.8-9.6 microns.
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Robert Solem.
Mycena corticola in Howard Co., Maryland (2/11/2018).
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Bonnie Ott.
Spores collected from a Mycena corticola specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.