Last 3 photos are at 1000x, reticle measure 1:1, showing asci and paraphyses. Unfortunately I was not able to find any mature spores. Photos 7 and 10 are mounted in Lugol's, no reaction.
Is this a grissete? I didn't have a chance to dig it out to see if it had a volva.
Last 3 photos are at 1000x, reticle measure 1:1, showing asci and paraphyses. Unfortunately I was not able to find any mature spores. Photos 7 and 10 are mounted in Lugol's, no reaction.
Spores ~ 3x1 microns, semicircular (see circled photo). Used references: Ascomycete Fungi of North America and Adolf & Oluna Ceska's very helpful observations of this species at https://mushroomobserver.org/70526
...species complex