Orange Faint Foot Mushroom
Heimiomyces tenuipes
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Description
The Orange Faint Foot Mushroom (Heimiomyces tenuipes) is a decomposer of dead wood and duff and can be found in the late-spring through early-summer. It is common in hardwood forests.
The fruiting body has a tough consistency and has a "felty" texture. The gills commonly possess cross-veins at the base of the gills. The gills are notched as they attach to the stem. The spore print is white.
Observations
May 15th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
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Growing on submerged hardwood limb in large draw in mixed oak/hickory woodland.
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Cross veins present on lamellae. White spore print.
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Yellow and velvety on the lower end of the stipe.
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Stipe has a flattened shape.
September 24th, 2024 Indian Cave State Park
AA66
- Growing on fallen Northern Red Oak limb in low, moist woodland draw.
- Fruiting window seems a little off from the usual.