Dear Tanay ji, I am surprised as to how two separate postings appear in the same thread. I have posted each bio forms separately by picasa. Thank you for the identification. Incidentally, the mushroom was not found on wooden debris but on soft elephant dropping. Have you taken a look at the root of the mushroom? It is like a node. Regards Yazdy.
Regards Yazdy. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:59 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Yazdy ji, > Please donot use same thread to post multiple bio-forms, use separate > threads kindly. > > the mushroom in the attached photo is > > Marasmius rotula > > Ecology: Saprobic on sticks and woody debris in hardwood forests; growing > alone or gregariously (or in clusters); spring through fall; widely > distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. > > Cap: .5-2 cm; convex, but soon with a central depression; pleated; appearing > to have a flat top and squarish sides when viewed from the side; smooth; > dry; brownish in the depression, whitish elsewhere. > > Gills: Attached to a tiny "collar" that encircles the stem; white to > yellowish white; distant. > > Stem: 1.5-8 cm long; 1-2 mm thick; equal; dry; shiny; wiry; pale at first > but soon dark brown to black except at the apex; base sometimes with stiff > hairs. > > Flesh: Thin. > > Odor and Taste: Not distinctive. > > Spore Print: White or pale yellowish. > > Microscopic Features: Spores 6.5-10 x 3-5 ยต; smooth; more or less > elliptical. Cystidia absent on gill faces; inamyloid broom cells present on > gill edges. Pileipellis with broom cells that feature very short > projections. > > Regards > > Tanay > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Friends, >> Attaching pictures of a strange mushroom. I call it strange because, >> though the crown is soft the stem and root are tough. Especially the >> root is like the root of a tough tuber. I tried to pierce it with a >> stick and failed. >> Please help me in identifying the mushroom. >> Regards >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> You have been sent 4 pictures. >> >> >> DSCN3021.TIF >> DSCN3024.TIF >> DSCN3025.TIF >> DSCN3026.TIF >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
