Found by Jordan Gates,
Dark rounded top,
Yellow to white stipe,
Parasitizing truffle,
Growing trailside near bay laurel and redwood
Growing low to the ground (1-2” tall maximum). This is the only plant of this kind with white that I saw in the immediate area. Roughly 50 yards away or so I found another single plant with white on the outer edges of the leaves like this.
Second photo with more growth from 4/22/2024. This is a single plant growing both solid green & variegated leaves.
Hairy pileus. Growing on decaying conifer.
This was growing in an old garden.
Wondering if these are ebony cup (pseudoplectania nigrella), but they were fairly large. 1.25-1.5” across