A. virgata, yeah, candystick I know it as. (Aren't all those greenless ericads obligate mycoheterotrophs?) I read about the matsutake association too! How cool is that? (matsiman.com is interesting stuff)
I had never seen such big colonies of M. uniflora before. Usually just a singleton stalk or two.
as you know, bob
Date: 2009-06-26 08:50 am (UTC)http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/matsutake.html
(Maybe your pic is of something else though. Is that a Barber's Pole?)
The white ones are OBLIGATE MYCOHETEROTROPHS!
How cool is that?
Re: as you know, bob
Date: 2009-06-27 06:32 am (UTC)I had never seen such big colonies of M. uniflora before. Usually just a singleton stalk or two.