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Ecosystem:  Oak-Hickory ... Spruce-Fir ... Riparian ... Aspen Grove ...
Elevation (where relevant):


Solitary   Scattered   Gregarious   Clustered


SUBSTRATE:   Soil   Moss   Sphagnum   Litter

    Litter type if clearly associated:  Oak leaves ... Needle duff ...
    Apparent mycorrhizal associate (if any):  Mushrooms growing in arcs under dripline of a tree ... growing in a pure stand of trees ... frequently at the bases or within a few feet of a certain tree ...
    Trees within 20 feet:  Canopy AND understory trees; also saplings, and woody plants in the Ericales (huckleberry, kinnikinnick, etc.). If unidentified, specify hardwood or conifer.
    Trees within toppling range:  Any tree which, if it were toppled over, could fall on the mushroom.

SUBSTRATE:   Wood

    Standing, live   Standing, dead   Stump   Log   Stick
    Base of tree   Above ground
    Decorticated   Partially decorticated   Bark adnate
    Rot type:  Stringy, white ... Brown cubical ...
    Identity of tree (if possible):  Many conifers develop branches in annual whorls, allowing at least a guess as to conifer/hardwood.
    Trees within 20 feet:

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