Specimen #15 Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris, Gentle Moss

 Figure 1: Close up image of leaf arrangement on the stem.

 Figure 2: Image taken of the moss' leaf using a dissecting scope.

Figure 3: Showing where the moss was found on its substrate.

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          Name: Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris

-          Common Name: Gentle Moss

-          Family: Hypnaceae

-          Collection Date: November 3, 2016

-          Habitat: Found on dead tree stump, only moss on stump

-          Location: Woods near my house

-          Description: Moss looks to have some fuzzy kind of leaf structure, bound very tightly to the bark of the tree, was very moist outside even within a small wooded area

-          Keying Guide: Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians by Karl B. McKnight

-          Intro Key: p. 16 Pleurocarop, Lance, No Midrib…. Key VII p. 362; 1B Terrestrial plants, usually not submerged under water, shoots mostly <10cm and stiffer; leaves <3mm long….5; 5B Plants on dry rocks, tree trunks, tree bases, rotten logs or stumps….8; 8B Plants small, stem leaves <2mm long, capsule stalks <2cm tall….9; 9B Stem and branch leaves similar in shape, 0.2-1.3mm long….10; 10B Plants grow in mats lacking obvious radial growth, shiny to dull green, branches without clusters of tiny branchlets….11; 11B Branches very thin, <0.25mm in diameter, creeping along substrate, plants on rocks, rotting logs, and tree bark (commonly near base of tree)…..13; 13B Plants appear less orderly, branches running in various directions, leave upon wetting spreading at least 45°….14; 14A Leaves 0.5-1.1mm long, tips can curve off to the side but generally straight, branches somewhat flattened…. Pylaisiadelpha tenuirstris p. 227

Specimen #14   Brotherella recurvans, Satin Moss

 Figure 1: Close up image of how the leaves are arranged on a stem.

 Figure 2: Image taken using a dissecting scope of a single leaf from the moss.

Figure 3: Showing the moss found on its substrate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          Name: Brotherella recurvans

-          Common Name: Satin Moss

-          Family: Sematophyllaceae

-          Collection Date: November 3, 2016

-          Habitat: Found on tree stump, tiny mushroom was growing in between moss

-          Location: Woods near my house

-          Description: Looks like very spread out carpet, no direction of growth

-          Keying Guide: Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians by Karl B. McKnight

-          Intro Key: p. 16 Pleurocarp, Lance, No Midrib…. Key V p. 356; 1B Plants of dry to very moist habitats, not submerged or kept constantly wet, leaves sickle-shaped on most of plant….7; 7B Leafy shoots <2mm wide, not appearing swollen, lea surfaces flat or pleated otherwise….8; 8B Leaf bases held more closely to stem, spreading <45°, leaf tips curving in the same direction to either side of the stem, leaves appearing to be braided or forming ringlets….9; 9B Leaves curved but not forming ringlets, branches appearing braided, leaf surfaces not pleated……11; 11A Plants small: leafy shoots <1mm wide, 1-4cmlong, leaves 0.5-2mm long….12; 12 Shoots somewhat flattened, extremely shiny like ironed satin…. Brotherella recurvans p. 185

Specimen #13   Marchantia polymorpha, Common Liverwort

 Figure 1: Showing close up image of the liverwort.

Figure 2: Showing a leaf of the liverwort and how thin the leaves are around the edges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          Name: Marchantia polymorpha

-          Common Name: Common Liverwort

-          Family: Marchantiacea

-          Collection Date: September 22, 2016

-          Habitat: Cliffside rock near a water source (river)

-          Location: South Chagrin Nature Reserve

-          Description: thallose-like liverwort, not sexual structures present

-          Keying Guide: How to Know the Mosses and Liverworts by Henry S. Conard

-          Intro Key: Class II—The Liverworts p. 239 1A Air pores visible without lens, each in a polygonal area, capsules borne on the underside of an umbrella-shaped receptacle, with spirally banned elaters among spores, walls of capsules with ring-shaped thickenings….8; 8A Thalli with open or half-cups of dish-shaped gemmae on the thallus, archegonia (and sporophytes) on the underside of long-fingered umbrellas with 4-9 fingers….9; 9A Gemmae cups round, fringed, female umbrellas 9-lobed, thalli with thin scales along the margin beneath, air pores eliptic…. P. 284 Marchantia; 1A Thallus about 1cm wide, without sclerenchyatous cells, gemmae cups with surface papillae, ventral scales in 6 or more rows…. Marchantia polymorpha

Specimen #12   Conocephalum conicum,  Great Scented Liverwort

 Figure 1: Close up image of the liverwort and some of its rhizoids.

Figure 2: Image of a single leave of the liverwort with the connected rhizoids underneath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          Name: Conocephalum conicum

-          Common name: Great Scented Liverwort

-          Family: Conocephalaceae

-          Collection Date: September 22, 2016

-          Habitat: on top of a rock right on the shore of a river

-          Location: South Chagrin Nature Reserve

-          Description: thallose-like liverwort, no sexual structures present

-          Keying Guide: How to Know the Mosses and Liverworts by Henry S. Conard

-          Intro Key: Class II—The Liverworts p. 239 1A Air pores visible without lens, each in a polygonal area, capsules borne on the underside of an umbrella-shaped receptacle, with spirally banned elaters among spores, walls of capsules with ring-shaped thickenings….8; 8B Thalli without gemmae, and without marginal scales on underside….10; 10A Air pore on a low mound of colorless cells, antheridia in a warty spot on the thallus, sporophytes beneath a cone-shaped umbrella…. p. 283 Conocephalum conicum

Specimen #11   Nolanea murrai, Yellow Unicorn Entoloma

 Figure 1: Showing the fruiting body underneath a dissecting scope.

Figure 2: Showing where the fungi was found. Mushroom coming out of moss on top of a decaying tree stump.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          Name: Nolanea murraii

-          Common name: Yellow Unicorn Entoloma

-          Family: Entolomataceae

-          Collection Date: November 3, 2016

-          Habitat: on top a dead tree stump surrounded by mosses

-          Location: Woods by my house

-          Description: very tiny mushroom, orange-brown/yellow-brown in color, had a cap

-          Keying Guide: Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora

-          Intro Key: p. 52-55 Fruiting body with a cap and stalk, or just a cap, spores born on gills (radiating blades) on underside of cap…. Agarics (Gilled Mushrooms), p. 58; 1B Not as above….2; 2B Spore print some other color….10; 10B Spore print pinkish to flesh-colored, salmon, pinkish-cinnamon, or sordid reddish….11; 11B Not as above, volva typically absent….12; 12B Not as above….13; 13B Not as above, common….14; 14B Spore print usually deeper in color, gills not often purple, spores usually angular in end and/or side view….15; 15B Not as above, spores typically angular in end and/or side view, very common and widely distributed…. Entolomataceae, p. 238; 1B Growing on wood, humus, or ground….2; 2B Stalk present, usually central or slightly off-center, on ground or sometimes on wood….7; 7B Not with above features, gills rarely purple, and if so then spores angular….8; 8B Not as above, spores usually angular in side view or not angular at all….9; 9B Not as above….12; 12B Not as above….13; 13B Not as above….14; 14A Stalk fleshy, 4mm thick or more….15; 15B Spore print deep flesh-color to salmon-pink to pinkish-cinnamon or darker, spores angular under the microscope….16; 16A Cap conical to bell-shaped or with a pointed umbo (but may expand with age)…. Nolanea, p. 245; 1B Odor mild or distinctive, but not as above….3; 3A Cap pink to yellow or orange and conical or bell-shaped, found in eastern North America….4; 4A Cap yellow to yellow-orange…. Nolanea murraii

Specimen #10   Stereum striatum

 Figure 1: Showing underside of fruiting body.

Figure 2: Showing the top side of the fruiting body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

-         Name: Stereum striatum

-          Common name: N/A

-          Family: Stereaceae

-          Collection Date: September 15, 2016

-          Habitat: dead standing tree

-          Location: Nelson Ledges

-          Description: white top w/ darker undersides, top of fruiting body has some “rings” or “stripes”

-          Keying Guide: Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora

-          Intro Key: p. 52-55 Fruiting body crustlike…. Crust & Parchment Fungi, p. 604; 1B Not as above....2; 2B Not as above….4; 4B Not as above….5; 5B Not as above….7; 7A Spore-bearing surface smooth to slightly uneven or sometimes cracked….8; 8B Fruiting body usually found on wood, or if on ground the usually with a cap (upper surface)….9; 9B Not as above….10; 10B Not as above, found on hardwoods and/or fruiting body not “bleeding”….11; 11B Not as above….12; 12A Cap very thin, pliant, typically with long, loosely-arranged white hairs pointing toward the margin…. Stereum striatum

Specimen #9    Boletus pallidus, Pale Bolete

 Figure 1: Showing underside of cap and pores.

Figure 2: Showing a part of the stalk/stem.

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--    Name: Boletus pallidus

-          Common name: Pale Bolete

-          Family: Boletaceae

-          Collection Date: September 15, 2016

-          Habitat: decaying log

-          Location: South Chagrin Nature Reserve

-          Description: (fungi/mushroom) white “stem”, white underside, brown/grey top

-          Keying Guide: Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora

-          Intro Key p. 52-55 Fruiting body with cap and stalk, fleshy; underside of cap with spongy, often separable layer of tubes or pores; stalk more or less central; usually on ground but occasionally on wood……Boletes, p 488; 1B Not as above….2; 2B Not as above….3; 3B Not as above, stalk typically without scabbers….4; 4B Veil absent, or if present then not as above….5; 5B Veil absent (check young specimens is unsure), but cap sometimes fringed with sterile tissue….6; 6B Stalknot glandular-dotted (or very rarely so, but then with much darker spores)….7; 7B Pores not aas above, or if so then taste peppery….10; 10B Not with above features….11; 11B Not as above….12; 12B Spore print olive brown or brown, common and widespread….13; 13B Not with above combination of features, spores typically smooth, widespread….Boletus, p. 511; 1B Growing on ground or wood, not on earthballs….2; 2B Not as above (but taste may be bitter or sour)….3; 3A Growing on or near wood or in sawdust (especially coniferous)….4; 4BNot as above….6; 6B Not as above….7; 7B Found in eastern North America (east of the Rockies, also southern Arizona)*….42; 42B Pore surface white to yellow, olive, grayish, etc. when fresh (but sometimes brown in age)….49; 49A Cap white or pallid, at least until old age….50; 50A Stalk white or whitish….B. pallidus