Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum spores from a specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Spores: oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.2-6.2 X 3.7-4.1 microns.
Spores collected from a Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Cap: Yellow/olive-yellow; dry; thin; convex to nearly flat. Gills: Golden-yellow; close. Stalk: Color of cap or darker with white fibrils; hollow in age; white mycelium at base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Where To Find
Alone or groups on well-decayed hardwoods and conifers.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (young fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (mature fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (cap tops) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum spores from a specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Spores: oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.2-6.2 X 3.7-4.1 microns.
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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/12/2018). Determined by Bob Solem.
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Spores collected from a Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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The caps are brownish, as are the stipes, which are fibrillose and hollow, with yellowish tomentum near the base.[5] The spores are colorless but produce a yellow color in ammonia.[5]