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- Laetiporus sp., the edible Sulfur Shelf or Chicken of the Woods, growing near Dochu La
- Young Paxillus sp. encountered in Chivor forest above Santa Maria
The purple stipe reminded me of Tapinella, which used to be part of Paxillus - Boletellus emodensis seen at CheLe La Pass in 3500m East of Paro
- Agaricus sp. in the A. xanthoderma group, with a strong phenolic odor and yellow staining stem base seen in Yopal. Should be slightly toxic.
- Xeromphalina (?) with cool yellow gills seen in Genekha
- Ganoderma resinaceum, a close relative of Reishi, covered in guttation drops seen in Yopal
- Amanita rubrocolvata top seen on Chele La in 3000m
- Voyria sp., is a myco-heterotroph member of the Gentian family (Gentianaceae). Voyria parasitize fungal mycelia. Seen above Santa Maria, Boyaca
- Paxillus sp. encountered in Chivor forest above Santa Maria
No idea what species we found, but we were very intrigued. It had no particular odor and had a mild taste. - Auriscalpium vulgare (?) growing from pine cone near Thimphu
- Asterophora lycoperdoides growing on old Russula nigricans below Chari monastery.
This weird fungus grows as a parasite on other mushrooms, mainly on Russula. Its gills are nearly absent. Asexual spores are produced on the mushrooms cap, cloning itself. The spores of Asterophora are star-shaped, hence the name star bearer. They are part of the Lyophyllaceae. - Russula rosacea (or not) growing in Sonam's yard
- Bresadolia paradoxa, formerly also known as Polyporus udus seen in Yopal
- David in front of the Hot spring shower of Virgen del Morro near Yopal
- Porpolomopsis sp. (Hygropharaceae) gills
The mushroom is placed for the photo on a piece of wood covered with Gingertails (Xeromphelina campnulata) and British soldier lichen. - Pulveroboletus sp. transect revealing intense bluing.
Note the cottony and powdery partial veil covering the immature pores, - Display pf Paxillus sp. encountered in Chivor forest above Santa Maria
Note the peeled gills that come of in a sheet like the pores of a bolete can be peeled. The ectomycorrhizal genus Paxillus is part of the order Boletales. - young Pulveroboletus in Genekha
- Gloeophyllum sepiarium CheleLa DW Ms
- oldish Daedalopsis sp. with young growth seen in Yopal