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- Boletus rex-veris | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Boletus rex-veris (McCloud). Photo by Hugh Smith Boletus rex-veris Hugh Smith Boletus rex-veris , commonly known as the spring king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found in western North America Camera (Not provided) Focal L. Aperture Shutter Sp. ISO Flash Photo taken on May 18, 2025 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo
- Meet Amanita pruittii: Arora’s Amanita, Anonymous No More! | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Meet Amanita pruittii: Arora’s Amanita, Anonymous No More! Those of us who are passionate about all aspects of wild mushrooms are a breed apart. As mycophilic outliers to the societal norm, what better focus for our discerning attention than a mycological oddity like the renamed Amanita pruittii ? This mushroom is unimposing, squat and warted, sometimes grows in standing water, and most curiously, is not found with a mycorrhizal partner! ... Amanita pruittii fruiting in a damp field. Photo by Taylor Lockwood (from mushroomobserver.org) What kind of strange Amanita is this??! Amanita pruittii . Photo by Taylor Lockwood (from mushroomobserver.org) David Arora was apparently the first Western mycologist to find and document this amanita in the Santa Cruz area in the early 1970s. He wrote about it in his classic field guide, Mushrooms Demystified , referring to it as the “Anonymous Amanita.” Although he sent collections of this unknown species to Dr. Alexander Smith in Michigan for further mycological analysis, those specimens were apparently never received. A few years later, Ben Pruitt, an 88 year old, keen-eyed naturalist and amateur mycologist in Oregon, discovered a huge fruiting of hundreds of these amanitas, in a flooded field at Fern Ridge Reservoir in the Willamette Valley, a protected Oregon State Wildlife Area as well as an Army Corps of Engineers Research Natural Area. He suspected that they might be some sort of Armillaria species, and also sent his collections to Dr. Smith. Smith determined that they were an unknown species of amanita and proposed naming them after Pruitt. But Smith never described the species. When I attended my very first NAMA foray in 2002 at Diamond Lake, Oregon, I mentioned my ongoing interest in amanitas to other attendees. Local mycologists couldn’t wait to tell me all about a curious amanita that had recently fruited in great numbers at Fern Ridge … without a host tree in sight! This 2002 fruiting, as well as one in 1998, both of which followed prescribed burns, were apparently the first major fruitings of this non-mycorrhizal amanita since the original finds by Ben Pruitt in 1975. My interest was certainly piqued, but the local fruiting was over, and Oregon a long way from home. Fast forward to Menlo Park, San Mateo County, CA in 2007, when FFSC member Doug Smith found what appeared to be an A. pruittii in a treeless field. Other FFSC members started to look hard for this curious mushroom, and Christian Schwarz was rewarded with a Santa Cruz sighting in 2011. 2014 was a banner year for this amanita across its range. Starting our local spate of sightings, Adam Ryzka found a solitary fruit body along a Santa Cruz city street in September 2014, followed by several observers finding it from Marshall Fields to Watsonville to West Cotati through November 2014. The most spectacular Amanita pruittii finds of 2014 were again found at Fern Ridge Reservoir during the month of October. Hundreds of fruit bodies poked their caps above standing water, in a prairie floodplain that had been burned several months prior. Taylor Lockwood obtained many wonderful photos of this phenomenon. All of these A. pruittii observations can be seen on Mushroomobserver.org. In the Pacific Northwest, Jan Lindgren is the go-to gal for all things amanita, and she received from the late Kit Scates Barnhart the original correspondence between Ben Pruitt and Alexander Smith on Amanita pruittii . The official naming of this species was a work in progress for Jan and Rod Tulloss for decades, while other projects took precedence. In October 2014, the name Amanita pruittii was at long last published in the online journal “Amanitaceae.” Its title: “Amanita pruittii, a new, apparently saprotrophic species from US Pacific coastal states,” authored by Rodham Tulloss, Janet Lindgren, David Arora, Benjamin Wolfe and Cristina Rodriguez-Caycedo. Other than its peculiar fruiting habits, this is a rather unprepossessing mushroom, with a dirty white cap, a squat form, and a universal veil (UV) that breaks into warts on the cap, and forms fibrils or squamules on the pointed stipe; all of these UV elements can disappear with age. Amanita pruittii often discolors brown or reddish with age, especially when growing in wet conditions. Like all amanitas, A. pruittii has whitish gills and white spores in mass, and like other members of Amanita section Lepidella , those spores turn blue upon the application of the iodine-based Melzer’s solution. Pruittii can have a variety of odors, from indistinct to earthy, potatoes to brine, and becomes unpleasant smelling in age. Its taste is not distinctive when raw, but is bitter and unpleasant when cooked. Despite this, Ben Pruitt tried four slices from his original collections, and reported no adverse effects. However, eating any member of section Lepidella is not recommended, since this group is often difficult to identify down to exact species, and contains seriously toxic species like Amanita smithiana . Amanita pruittii fruiting in a flooded field. Photo by Taylor Lockwood (from mushroomobserver.org) Heads-up, California and PNW mushroom hunters! Keep your keen eyes peeled for more fruitings of this very curious amanita. It can grow singly or gregariously, and under the right conditions, by the hundreds, especially following a burn. Look for it in lawns, wet meadows and pastures, with poor, exposed soils and even in street tree wells! It most commonly fruits in the fall months, but can also fruit into March and as late as June in irrigated landscapes. It sometimes grows alongside various species of Agaricus , and can be mistaken for that genus. When you next see a “commonplace” field of white mushrooms, assume nothing and check those gills! Who knows, you might be the next lucky person to find this very curious, non-mycorrhizal amanita, Amanita pruittii : Arora’s “Anonymous Amanita” no longer! Debbie Viess aka Amanitarita Mushrooms covered: See code Previous Description All Featured Fungi Next Description
- Mushy Acorn | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Hymenoscyphus fructigenus on Acorn. Photo by Anisa Etemadi Mushy Acorn Anisa Etemadi This acorn was found under a decomposing log in the Santa Cruz mountains. The photo was taken by Anisa Etemadi and the acorn was found by Zac Vavoulis. We believe they are Hymenoscyphus fructigenus , a saprobic mushroom found on only certain nuts! Camera Apple iPhone 6s Focal L. 4mm Aperture f/2.2 Shutter Sp. 1/300s ISO 100 Flash Off Photo taken on December 11, 2016 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo
- Reishi Mushroom | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Reishi Mushroom. Photo by Katherine Elvin Reishi Mushroom Katherine (Kitty) Elvin Lisa's finds... Camera Nikon COOLPIX P510 Focal L. 4mm Aperture f/3.0 Shutter Sp. 1/800s ISO 400 Flash Off Photo taken on September 18, 2015 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo
- TriCini | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
TriCini. Photo by Paul Lazazzera TriCini Paul Lazazzera I took this photo on April 8th 2018 in Watsonville California among some pine trees. I call this image "TriCini" for obvious reasons and it is to this date the most unique specimen of this species I have found. I harvested it to eat and gain its special powers! I hope you enjoy it as well. Camera Samsung SM-G935 Focal L. 4mm Aperture f/1.7 Shutter Sp. ISO 50 Flash Off Photo taken on April 8, 2018 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo
- Inky Cap | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Coprinus (inky cap). Photo by Stephanie Tucker Inky Cap Stephanie Tucker This fragile beauty was found in Santa Clarita, in SoCal. Camera (Not provided) Focal L. Aperture Shutter Sp. ISO Flash Photo taken on February 16, 2019 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo
- Amanita muscaria | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Amanita muscaria on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Photo by Ron Bader Amanita muscaria Ron Bader I took this photo in Sterling Alaska while on the FFSC Alaska Long Distance Foray at Bill White's Alaska Sports lodge on Sept. 1, 2017. Camera Apple iPhone 4 Focal L. 4mm Aperture f/2.8 Shutter Sp. 1/100s ISO 80 Flash Off Photo taken on September 1, 2017 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo
- Marasmius plicatulus | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Marasmius plicatulus This species has a lot of features setting it apart from the rest of it’s marasmioid brethren: electric-sunset stipe coloration, oddly wiry-stipes (often tipped in pom-poms of creamy-white mycelium), and finely velvety caps often covered in beaded-up water droplets. by Christian Schwarz Marasmius plicatilis. Photo by Christian Schwarz We’ve probably all run across Marasmius plicatulus during our walks in the woods; the tall, brightly-colored fruitbodies occur in many kinds of habitats every year, often in large troops. And what an excellent little mushroom to be so familiar. But how many of us have given much thought to the geographic range and morphological variation of this species? A quick search on mushroomobserver.org (hereafter referred to as ‘MO’) gives us the following map of observations for this species (the first was as of 2015, and the second was as of 2025): Some interesting points to take note of: As we try and familiarize ourselves with any species, it’s always a good idea to try and describe the its range in one or two simple sentences. For this one, I’d summarize it as: Pacific states, primarily coastal, common. More detailed looks at the notes and photos of these individual observations would show that it inhabits almost any kind of habitat: pine, cypress, oak, fir, spruce, really any place with trees and sufficient duff on the ground. The glaring gap in southern Oregon – this is almost certainly due to the lack of observers in the area, not an actual disjunction in the distribution of the species. Just goes to show how important citizen scientists are in our effort to document the distribution of macrofungi. (Going on a beer tasting tour to Oregon’s Arch Rock Brewing Company? Take a photo of Marasmius plicatulus while you are in Curry County and help us fill in the gap on the map!) The apparent southern limit around Los Angeles – does this species really not occur in San Diego County? A quick message to Bonni McKintosh of the San Diego Mycological Society confirmed my memory that it’s common there (especially under shrubs like Toyon and Laurel Sumac)! So why the gap? Once again, lack of participation on mushroomobserver.org. Public databases like this are absolutely dependent on their users for data! A closer look at the map would show a few observations away from the coast and a bit closer to the central valley, but none from the Sierra foothills or higher elevations. Now that we’ve got a basic sense of the distribution of this species, let’s look at the morphological variation, specifically with regard to color. The montage below shows two typical forms (from the mainland and Santa Cruz Island, of the Channel Islands), and two less-common forms. The photos show four color forms of Marasmius plicatulus (in z-order): Photo 1: The typical coastal form, with a red cap, and fairly dark stem showing a gradient of stipe color from black near the base to orange, pink, or white near the apex. Photo 2: A fairly typical form found on Santa Cruz Island, with very bright magenta and pink colors on the stipe, and nearly cherry-red caps. Photo 3: the most unusually-colored fruitbodies of this species I’ve ever encountered; completely pastel-pink, with hardly a trace of orange, and none of the characteristic black or brown stipe pigmentation. Photo 4: An orange-brown form (almost entirely lacking pink and red colors) from Santa Cruz Island, where it was nearly as common as the more typical form. The orange-brown color form in the fourth photo is far from restricted to Santa Cruz Island; in fact, fruitbodies showing these colors are more commonly found in the northern reaches of this species’ range on the mainland, where the typical red form is also present. Most of the “Orange-brown Form” currently on M.O. are from Oregon: Sava Krstic’s , Daniel Wheeler’s 14662, Britney Ramsey’s 80819, 61364, and 59467; although there are a few from northern California: Darvin DeShazer’s 122671 and Douglas Smith’s 17325; Noah Siegel has also found it in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in Del Norte County. * Note: to search for any of the observations listed above, go to mushroomobserver.org and type or paste the observation number into the search bar at the top of the page. So what accounts for the color variation in this species? Climatic conditions don’t seem to explain the pattern, since three of the forms have been found growing right next to each other. Partially (or completely?) reproductively-isolated populations combined with random drift in pigment genes? Possibly, but it’ll take a lot of work to prove that hypothesis. Simple standing variation between freely-interbreeding populations? Possibly, but why are the bulk of orange-brown forms found north of Mendocino County? And even then, they co-occur with the “Red Form”; do any of fruitbodies in these areas show intermediate coloration? All these questions remain to be answered as of the time of this writing. As I hope I’ve shown with this article, we have much to learn about even the most common and familiar mushrooms. No area is too small, no question too basic! Get out there and document what you see. Take notes, take pictures, take specimens for an herbarium. With the help of citizen scientists like you, we’ll make more rapid progress to a Mycoflora of North America. Photos © Christian Schwarz Mushrooms covered: Marasmius plicatulus (red pinwheel) Previous Description All Featured Fungi Next Description
- Honey Mushrooms - Armillaria mellea | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Honey Mushrooms - Armillaria mellea Objects or firewood stacked up against a trunk, misguided nearby plantings, surplus soil or mulch, and other man-made sources can allow certain mycelium to infiltrate oak, maple, grape vines, blackberries, and orchard trees and shrubs. Mark shares some lessons from his professional experience with mitigating and preventing "Oak root rot", a.k.a, Armillarea Root Rot, or Armillaria mellea . ... Armillaria mellea (cropped). Photo by Hugh Smith This article was reposted from a message in FFSC's Google Group. A few minor editorial updates have been made since it was originally posted in 2016. How about all this rain! Those were a beautiful display of honey mushrooms, Hugh! Tight and turgid and just the right time to harvest. Seeing them prompted me to write a few lines about honeys not from any formal knowledge... but from my work experience and from 'experts' with whom I consulted for my clients in my work with trees. I hope it is helpful to some of you. I am not a scientist... just an observer. Clusters of Armillaria mellea (honeys) at the base of a tree. Photo by Hugh Smith Tree culture is a subject near and dear to my heart. I love oaks so much that I named my first horticultural business, 'Acorn Tree Service'...which morphed into 'Green Mansions Tree and Horticultural Specialty Services'. As an arborist/landscaper in So. Cal. for many years, I had to remove many dead or declining oaks after their battle with honey mushrooms ("Oak Root Fungus", Armillaria m. complex). I did not know that these shrooms were considered edible back in those days. In fact, not until I joined the FFSC a decade or so ago had I ever eaten a wild mushroom. (I made my wife eat a Chantie she harvested then I waited 48 hours!) Of course, she had harvested edibles in Kentucky for years before moving out here. I was just a city boy, an urbanbushman...what did I know? What I learned is that some sp. of honey mushrooms are more aggressive than others (i.e. our Armillaria mellea complex are very aggressive). Under certain unnatural conditions, they can/do attack and kill live trees ...and don't just fruit from dead stumps. They attack many sp. such as oaks, our native maple, other native flora like native grape vine and many ornamental/orchard trees and shrubs, vines (blackberry). Another potential plant foe, Phytophthora root rot, can be colonized by Armillaria sp. (honeys) and spread through that organism as well. Armillaria mellea . Photo by Hugh Smith This will not be news to many of you... but hopefully of interest to some newer members of the club, or others who are gardeners or stewards of one or more beautiful oak trees. Aside from being a potential host for delicious chanterelles and other benign edibles, oak trees, especially in urban settings under certain conditions, can attract parasitic honey mushrooms which you can see in Hugh's spectacular photos. In the urban setting, generally speaking, honey mushroom attacks on oaks and other ornamental trees/flora or orchard trees can be avoided...or halted in the early stages. Oaks in an undisturbed habitat are generally protected naturally. Obviously, though, trees fall or are damaged or are cut down in the woodlands as well. A specialty preventative or 'habitat remediation' service I offered was to restore the area under oaks from drip line to trunk as a 'fungus-free zone'. What would lead to an oak's demise all too often (and had to be removed or dealt with sooner than later) were an accumulation of man-made objects (used tires, boxes of tiles, etc.) or firewood stacked up against the trunk or misguided water-thirsty plantings needing frequent Summer water, water basins fashioned from brick, stone or wood around the tree's base, etc. Surplus soil or mulch built up above natural grade would also act as a wick or conduit for untoward mycelium to infiltrate the trees natural defenses between root crown and trunk. It all had to be removed or redistributed. Irrigation systems simply had to be reconfigured, redirected or yanked out. Older, established Oaks hate Summer water. Honeys love it. If a client wanted more than my preferred minimalistic design (letting oak leaves fall, naturally to cover the bare earth) I would 'plant' a few large, loosely arranged mountain stones, spread out away from tree trunks and/or I would plant and establish sparse native flora then call it a day. My main "design" and intent in this type of job was of a restorative nature and to prevent invading parasitic mycelium tendrils. We had a registered heritage oak tree (estimated 400 plus years of age) in my home town of La Cañada (pron. "lah canyada") that finally went into decline. I was one of many people called to consult with the property owners. The estate had changed hands a decade or so before and the new owners (from out of state) had immediately re-landscaped the entire property and over-trimmed the old tree "to favor the new plantings with air and light", not understanding the aforementioned cultural dynamics and consequences. It had taken about 10-12 years but the fungus won. Still barely alive, opportunistic beetle grubs finished the job and an iconic oak was lost to the community. Many folks who were my customers will have a regular supply of 'honeys' for a real long time. Armillaria can survive as rhizomorphs and vegetative mycelium in the soil for years hanging around old stumps and roots, dead or alive. Tough to control. A real bad actor in the wrong places. On the positive side though...good eating for some folks . Just avoid inadvertently introducing this particular fungal bonanza to your own vegetable garden...or your neighbor's by introducing white mycelium threads from your boots. For those who want to read more about different flora's susceptibility or resistance to "oak root fungus" and other related info, there is much to study online. Here are some links: RPD No. 602 - Armillaria Root Rot of Trees & Shrubs , University of Illinois Integrated Pest Management Armillaria Root Rot , University of California Integrated Pest Management Morphology (from mushroomexpert.com ): attached gills persistant ring on fiberous stem growing en-mass an the base of a sickly Quercus.speckled roughened cap sometimes orangey gills at age a tough outer stipe that peels away like string cheese. white spore drop color can often be seen in the field, by observing the tops of caps under other mature caps Mushrooms covered: See code Previous Description All Featured Fungi Next Description
- Galerina marginata (autumnalis), aka “The Deadly Galerina” | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Galerina marginata (autumnalis), aka “The Deadly Galerina” In this article we take a look at a little brown job, that is dear to my heart but probably not to most of yours. ... Galerina marginata (autumnalis). Photo by Douglas Smith (from mushroomobserver.org) Galerina marginata (autumnalis) is a small brown job, growing on well rotten logs and stumps during wet months. And as a small brown job, why do people care at all here, since for most people those are the mushrooms you do best to ignore? This species has been shown to contain the same toxins as that of Amanita phalloides , a.k.a. “the Death Cap”. That species has been associated with the most cases of deadly poisonings around the world. But in the case of G. marginata (autumnalis) since it is a LBJ (little brown job), it is rarely the case of mushroom poisonings, since who wants to eat LBJs anyway? But it comes up positive in tests for amanita-toxins, and in lists of poisonous mushrooms it always makes the cut. And people are always fascinated with deadly things, now, aren't they? So, what does this guy look like in the field? G. marginata (autumnalis) grows on well rotted logs and stumps, not twigs or leaf litter, so look for big damp things. It is a small brown mushroom, 1-3 inches in size, with light tan gills, a central stipe, and the stipe has a fibrous veil that is on the upper stipe that is usually brown with spore color, and collapsed downward. The cap is usually rounded, and only slightly striate right at the margin. The stipe is usually very dark coffee brown from the base, with a light coating of very pale fibrous hyphae below the veil. It often is found gregarious in clusters on the log, but sometimes found in small numbers or singly. Following those details, you should be able to id to this species. It is found usually in the Bay Area on live oak, but north of the bay area it can be found also on the coast on usually Douglas fir, and sometimes other conifers. But if it is small and brown, why is a concern as a poisonous mushroom? As in all cases, mushrooms are not deadly or dangerous at all, as long as you don't eat them! Well, there are some people that have been known to be indiscriminate in trying small brown jobs, and accidentally eat one of these in a mix of other small guys. Usually these people are looking for mushrooms with dark purple-brown-black spore colors, where Galerina has a medium brown spore color. But you will have to find some of these people to ask for more details — personally, I have no idea why you would want to eat small brown mushrooms. This is a small concern for California, but in other places in the world, there are other concerns regarding confusion with mushrooms that are considered good edibles. In the east it has been reported that people have confused Galerina marginata (autumnalis) with Armillaria mellea , a.k.a. “the honey mushroom”. Armillaria species also grow on stumps, and usually in tight clusters, have brown caps, and a veil on the upper stipe. But Armillaria species have white spores, and the veil is much more persistent, and usually much larger. Many people would not confuse these mushrooms, but it has been reported that beginners excited by large fruitings of Armillaria on a stump, may grab a Galerina on the same stump without noticing. Kuehneromyces mutabilis . Photo by Douglas Smith (from mushroomobserver.org ) In other places in North America and more in Europe, there is also Kuehneromyces mutabilis , which is much closer to Galerina , in fact one source moved the mushroom into the genus of Galerina , but it is now recognized as its own genus by everyone today. Kuehneromyces mutabilis is a small to medium sized brown mushroom that grows on rotting logs and stumps, with a fibrous veil on the upper stipe. Which sounds the same as Galerina marginata (autumnalis) , but it differs in that it has scales on the stipe below the veil, and grows in tight clusters with attached stipes usually. Kuehneromyces mutabilis , in Europe at least, is considered a good edible by some, but is not a very popular mushroom for the table. Avoidance is mostly because of concerns over confusing it with a Galerina . Galerina badipes . Photo by Douglas Smith (from mushroomobserver.org ) But are those the only look-alikes? Of course not! As a small brown mushroom, there are quite a few others that could get confused with Galerina , such as many members of the genus Pholiota , or Gymnopilus . But perhaps closer, there is Pholiotina rugosa , and other species of Pholiotina , a cousin genus to Conocybe . Pholiotina rugosa is small brown, with brown spores and a veil on the stipe. But Pholiotina usually grows on small woody debris, and the veil is more membranous and is in the middle of the stipe, not on the upper stipe. Pholiotina rugosa doesn't really look like Galerina once you've seen a few of them, but there are other unknown species of Pholiotina out there, that look much more like Gale rina. These can be easily separated under the scope, but not always by eye really. And there are other species of Galerina : Galerina badipes is small and brown, on wood, and has a fibrous veil on the upper stipe. But this Galerina is strongly striate, and is on small woody debris, not large logs. This Galerina is in the same section as G. autumnalis , the section Naucoriopsis , and it has been shown that other species in this section also test positive for amanita toxins. All species in this section should be considered suspect. Pholiotina rugosa . Photo by Douglas Smith (from mushroomobserver.org) But is Galerina marginata (autumnalis) the main concern of small brown mushroom poisonings? Of course not! There are so many small brown wood rotting mushrooms, and so few of them have been tested for Amanita toxins, or anything is known about their toxicity at all. Pholiotina rugosa has been reported as toxic as well, and there might be confusions in reporting as to what species may have caused the poisonings. I was part of a poisoning discussion, where a test of amanita toxins came back positive, but the actual mushroom was never saved, photographed or ID'ed, there was a poisoning and a test, that was it. The conclusion was that it was a Galerina poisoning, but I was left with more questions. Might there be more small brown mushrooms that are just as poisonous? Yes, I would think so, but do we know enough yet to say which ones, and how many? Not even close. And there is the question: is Galerina marginata (autumnalis) still a valid species? Maybe not! Years ago genetic studies were done on Galerina species in the section of Naucoriopsis , all similar to Galerina marginata (autumnalis) . And this study showed that there is very little difference in the genetic sequences obtained between Galerina marginata (autumnalis) , Galerina unicolor , Galerina venetata , and some others. The conclusion was that these are all actually the same species, and the oldest name is valid, which is Galerina marginata . It is true, that the only difference between G. autumnalis and G. marginata was that the cap is viscid/slimy in G. autumnalis , and not in G. marginata , and collapsing these to the same species was a good idea. But that is probably not the full story, and time will tell to see if there are more species in this section of Galerina . So, look around when out there, on well rotted damp logs, for this little brown job. There is a world of mystery, and so many things are still unknown here. There is also danger, and lots of care to be taken if you are thinking about eating little brown jobs. Mushrooms covered: See code Previous Description All Featured Fungi Next Description
- Mycophagy Challenge: Ten Edibles to Find this Year | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Mycophagy Challenge: Ten Edibles to Find this Year People come to the love of mushrooms for various reasons, but for most in this club, the main reason seems to be that they are good to eat! By focusing on learning just a few mushrooms really well, you can “pick up” a few new species each year almost effortlessly. ... Mushroom collecting basket. Photo by Susan Labiste Visit our free Online Learning section to start this challenge: FFSC Online Learning Mushrooms covered: See code Previous Description All Featured Fungi Next Description
- Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius. Photo by Cathy Welch Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius Cathy Welch This photo comes to us from Kathy Welch who snapped this image while lying under the branch. She says it ( Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius ) was growing near a monastery in Tibet... a magical place! Thank you, Kathy. Camera Nikon COOLPIX S6100 Focal L. 5mm Aperture f/3.7 Shutter Sp. 1/100s ISO 80 Flash Off Photo taken on July 27, 2012 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo











