Gymnopus bakerensis
Common Name: none
Basionym: Collybia bakerensis A. H. Sm.
For description see Smith, Castellano et al., & 'California Mushrooms'.
Scattered to gregarious on bark or decorticated wood of fir (Abies); common in spring soon after snowmelt above 1600 m elevation in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges.
Unknown.
Gymnopus bakerensis can be distinguished by its small size, white convex cap, close adnate white gills, and a white stipe with a pinkish base. It is a common snowbank species but seldom seen, fruiting under conifer bark or debris, especially that of red fir (Abies magnifica). It does not belong in the genus Collybia but has not been officially transferred to Gymnopus, where it likely belongs.
Castellano, M.A., Smith, J.E., O'Dell, T., Cázares, E. & Nugent, S. (1999). Handbook to Strategy 1 Fungal Species in the Northwest Forest Plan. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: Portland, OR. 195 p. (PDF)
Desjardin, D.E. & Halling, R.E. (1987). California Collybias. I. Collybia bakerensis: a common snowbank agaric. Mycotaxon 29: 321-327.
Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
Smith, A.H. (1944). Interesting North American Agarics. Bull. Torrey bot. Club 71(4): 390-409. (Protologue)
