Synonyms: Agaricus myosurus, Agaricus varicosus, Baeospora conigena, Chamaeceras varicosus, Collybia clavus, Collybia friesii, Collybia myosura, Marasmius friesii, Marasmius fuscopurpureus, Marasmius myosuros, Marasmius myosurus, Marasmius varicosus, Marasmus varicosus, Mycena myosura.
Common names: conifercone cap, Conifer-cone Baeospora.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Baeospora myosura is a species of fungus that produces mushrooms with long, coarse hairs. It grows on plant material and manure. It is white to cream and the spore color is white, cream, or yellowish. It is commonly found in North America and Europe. The common name of the mushroom is conifercone cap. It was described in 1938 by mycologist Rolf Singer.
Chinese: 小孢菌, Estonian: Hiirkäbik, German: Mäuseschwanz-Rübling, Japanese: ニセマツカサシメジ, Lithuanian: Pilkšvarudė mažasporė, Polish: Pieniążniczka szyszkowa, Russian: Беоспора мышехвостая, Swedish: Kottetätskivling, Ukrainian: Беоспора мишохвоста.
Baeospora myosura is a small to medium-sized agaric fungus that grows in clusters on decaying wood, typically coniferous logs. In East and Central Texas, it fruits from spring to fall, often in shaded, moist areas. The cap is 1-3 cm wide, convex to flat, and reddish-brown to orange-brown with a wrinkled or veined surface. The gills are crowded, free from the stem, and pale yellow to golden. The stem is slender, 1-3 cm long, and colored like the cap. It has been found in various locations throughout East and Central Texas, including the Piney Woods region and the Lost Maples State Natural Area.
Conifercone cap mushroom (Baeospora myosura) found among pine needles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, November 4, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Cap of mushroom Baeospora myosura on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, November 4, 2018Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a large cone of longleaf pine in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2018
Side view of conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a large cone of longleaf pine in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2018
Upper view of conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a large cone of longleaf pine in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2018
Underside of conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a large cone of longleaf pine in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2018
Caps of conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a large cone of longleaf pine in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 10, 2018
Conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a pine cone on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, November 11, 2018Lone Star Hiking Trail, Richards, TX 77873, USA
Large conifercone cap mushroom (Baeospora myosura) on a pine cone on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a pine cone on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a fallen pine cone on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 8, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Large conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, November 24, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Caps of large conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, November 24, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Conifercone cap mushrooms (Baeospora myosura) on a pine cone at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021San Jacinto County, Texas, United StatesObservations of Baeospora myosura in East and Central Texas reveal that the fungus grows on pine cones, typically among pine needles. It was found on the Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, as well as in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve in Warren, Texas. The mushrooms were observed on large cones of longleaf pine and on fallen pine cones. They were also spotted on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail and Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. The fungus was found in various locations, including near Montgomery and Cleveland, Texas, during November 2018 and 2019, and again in November 2021 at Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. The observations suggest that Baeospora myosura is widely distributed in East and Central Texas, particularly in areas with pine trees.
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