Lachnellula fuscosanguinea (Rehm) Dennis
Persoonia 2(2): 184. 1962.

Common Name: none

• Description

  For description see Seaver (as Lachnella fuscosanguinea) & 'California Mushrooms'.

• Habitat

  Gregarious to clustered on the bark of dead conifer branches (pine); uncommon, fruiting in spring in the Sierra Nevada.

• Edibility

  Unknown.

• Comments

  Lachnellula fuscosanguinea can be distinguished from other species in the genus by its growth on dead pine branches, paler brown external hairs, and relatively large spores. It is most likely confused with Lachnellula arida, but the latter grows on fir branches and has dark brown external hairs and smaller spores.

• References

  Breitenbach, J. & Kränzlin, F. (1984). Fungi of Switzerland. Volume 1: Ascomycetes. Verlag Mykologia: Luzern, Switzerland. 310 p.
  Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
  Hahn, G.G. & Ayers, T.T. (1934). Dasyscyphae on Conifers in North America. III. Dasyscypha Pini. Mycologia 26(6): 479-501.
  Oguchi, T. (1981). Studies on the species of Lachnellula in Hokkaido: their morphology, physiology, and pathogenicity. Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station 19: 187-247.
  Seaver, F.J. (1978). The North American Cup-Fungi (Inoperculates). Lubrecht & Cramer: Monticello, N.Y. 428 p. (PDF)
  

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  • MycoKey: Lachnellula fuscosanguinea (D & CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)