05-03-2026 10:07
Hulda Caroline HolteHello, I found and collected this species growing
06-03-2026 09:41
Hi forum, I'm now looking for another reference c
05-03-2026 16:30
François BartholomeeusenDear forum members, On the 2nd of February 2026,
19-02-2026 17:49
Salvador Emilio JoseHola buenas tardes!! Necesito ayuda para la ident
03-03-2026 20:34
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good eveningThese small, amphora-shaped perithecia
Tricladium varicosporioides on indet. decorticate stickCosby Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303997395
photo credits: Connor Dooley
micrographs: Patrick Verdier
sequence available on iNaturalist.
found semi-immersed in stream. Interesting "aqua" iodine reaction in sub-hymenium suggesting amyloid/carotenoid mix. no spores observed outside of asci. collection sadly colonized by secondary fungus.
Collected during the 2025 Richard P. Korf Memorial North American Ascomycete Foray (aka "The Korf Foray), held at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center in Purchase Knob, North Carolina.









