In mixed hardwood/conifer coastal forest: Pseudotsuga menziesii, Sequoia sempervirens, Notholithocarpus densiflorus, with Vaccinium ovatum and Gaultheria shallon dominant understory
Growing from duff on grassy, mossy mound with young forbs growing on forest edge next to road
Extremely viscid cap and stipe. Stipe yellow orange, slightly ridged. Pileus red in center gradually becoming more translucent and orange, striate. Lamellae off white, broadly attached to subdecurrent
Taste mild
Smell indistinct
No KOH
San Vicente Redwoods- Mixed hardwood/conifer forest that burned in the 2020 CZU fire
Growing from a burned piece of wood under Quercus agrifolia, Arbutus menziesii and Pseudotsuga menziesii. Found on the side of the forest that burned at low intensity in the 2020 CZU due to cultural fire
Pink to purple to brownish Ascomycete. Exciple distinctly lighter in coloration and ornamented. Shape circular to lobed and irregular to quite flat
Smell indisitnct
The first ID suggestion posted to facebook Ascomycetes of NA was Sowerbyella rhenana, a good starting point, but likely not the correct ID, as the mature spores dropped by my fruit bodies have dimensions 9-13 x 4-5.5(6.5) that era significantly different from what is reported for S. rhenana, 18-23(26.3) x 9-13.
I posted this to Asco France and got soem good help from those folks. A key provided led me to three names of species that are similar: S. radiculata var. kewensis, S. polarpustulata, S. brevispora. The latter seems like the best match, although the color of the hymenium is described as darker than for my observation. I used the following chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.funga.fi/Karstenia/Karstenia%2024-1%201984-4.pdf .
Material has been dehydrated and is available for study.
Mirrored at https://mushroomobserver.org/550082?q=1oaSB. Also, see discussions at Facebook Ascomycetes of NA and Asco France.
Mixed hardwood/conifer forest in the Madeline Sone Wildlife Preserve
Growing on cut woody Toxicodendron diversilobum vine which was lying on the ground under a canopy of Quercus agrifolia
Tiny, black lumps growing on the exterior of vine, about 25% displaying a vertical, rectangular ascomata resembling compressed layers of carbon
Under Quercus durata in chaparral. Pileus light brown, flattish with wavy uplifted edges. Lamellae decurrent, white. Stipe off-white, tapering to the narrower base.