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Phaeocollybia piceae
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Habitat: It is somewhat common in southern B.C., occurring as solitary individuals or groups in old-growth forests with abundant Sitka spruce.

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:
Identification Notes:

Phaeocollybia piceae is similar in size, stature, and habit to P. lilacina, but differs in coloration and other less obvious features. The cap is bright orange to red-orange and moist to viscid when young; the young gills are pale orange. The odor is mild or somewhat penetrating. The stipe gradually narrows downward, but does not become hair-like; it is orangeish when young, longitudinally lined, sometimes shiny, and becomes stuffed with cottony pith when mature. The spores are lemon-shaped, distinctly roughened, and about 9.5 µm long; the cheilocystidia thin-walled and cylindrical to slightly club-shaped; clamp connections are absent.

Accepted Name:
Phaeocollybia piceae A.H. Sm. & Trappe

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Phaeocollybia piceae in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

CalPhotos: Phaeocollybia piceae photos

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