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Filoboletus manipularis
Clusters of unidentified small white mushrooms. The underside is honeycombed / "pored" (photo 5). Provisionally identified as per the suggestion and related comment but finalization is pending a check for bioluminescence the next time they emerge.
These mushrooms growing on a "matoa" (Pometia pinnata) tree stump in a large semi-urban yard and garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.
This is the same stump that supported the previous spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/129...
Yes thanks. I was thinking the same thing. But I so wanted to see that green glow!
Well besides another Filoboletus species, there's really nothing else it could be. I don't know the specifics of their luminescence, perhaps it depends on environmental factors such as habitat and season, or maybe it is a very similar, but non-luminescent species. Personally I'd just leave the name.
Oh, well - still a very cool mushroom!
I noticed that (presumably) the same species emerged on this stump and I went outside to take a look in the dark, two nights ago...no bio-luminescence noted...so?
Thanks gully.moy. I've never seen any luminescence if that's what you mean. Next time they appear I'll check them out at night. I will be working further on this spotting soon. Thanks again.
This got interesting when you showed a picture of the underside. Pores on such a small, delicate mushroom growing in clusters on from wood!? It's definitely doesn't look like a Bolete or a Polypore...
... So I did some research. Interestingly it's closely related to Mycena, and so is an a Agaricale, usually gilled fungi. And it gets more interesting. Try taking a photo of these in the dark - they should be at their best then. If you get a chance (and you appear to have regular access to this log) then I'd love to see the pictures.
The only thing I haven't seen in my research is the veil remnants around the cap margin (more prominent in your older spotting). It could be that they easily wash of or maybe you have a slightly different Filoboletus species.
Consider posting these on Mushroom Observer - they're really cool :-)
Spotted on Nov 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 30, 2013
