Henningsomyces candidus
Revis. gen. pl. 3: 483. 1893.
Common Name: none
Synonym: Solenia candida Pers.
For description see Cooke & 'California Mushrooms'.
Scattered to densely gregarious, typically on the underside of well-decayed conifer logs or debris, rarely on hardwoods; fruiting from spring through fall in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges, rarely in coastal forests.
Unknown, totally insignificant.
Henningsomyces candidus can be distinguished by its growth in groups of hundreds or more on well-decayed conifer logs and their tiny tubular white fruitbodies. A hand lens is needed to appreciate their beauty.
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