Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (Berkeley & M.A. Curtis) Singer    Synonyms: Callistosporium luteoolivaceum.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Callistosporiaceae   >   Genus Callistosporium   

Description:

Cap: Yellow/olive-yellow; dry; thin; convex to nearly flat. Gills: Golden-yellow; close. Stalk: Color of cap or darker with white fibrils; hollow in age; white mycelium at base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Where to find:

Alone or groups on well-decayed hardwoods and conifers.

There are 11 records in the project database.

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Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (young fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (mature fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (cap tops) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum spores from a specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). Determined by Michael Kuo/MushroomExpert. Spores: oval, smooth, hyaline; measured 5.2-6.2 X 3.7-4.1 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/12/2018). Determined by Bob Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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