Growing on downed log. Several fruiting bodies present on log.
Habitat: on border between oak prairie ecosystem and encroaching coniferous forest.
Growing by itself on ground.
Height: 14.5cm
Cap width: 4.2cm
Habitat: Coniferous forest with Acer macrophyllum mixed in with Gaultheria shallon and polystichum munitum understory
Growing in multiple clusters on downed conifer log.
Habitat: Coniferous forest (Pseudotsgua Menzisii, Thuja plicata) with occasional hardwood (Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra). Understory of Gaultheria shallon and Polystichum munitum
Growing in cluster on ground at base of large Sitka Spruce.
Variety of Honey Mushroom with a wider stalk and smaller cap.
Height: 12cm
Cap width: 5.4cm
Habitat: Mixed age coniferous forest in semi-dry climates
beautiful!
Found only one growing by itself on the ground at the base of a large cedar snag.
Height: 14cm
Cap width: 4.9cm
Habitat: Old growth coniferous forest
Several growing on downed logs in the area.
Habitat: Old growth coniferous forest
One of the fruiting bodies found was aprox. 1 meter in diameter. It was incredible!
Other fruiting bodies found were larger than 0.3 meters in diameter.
Underside of fruiting body: white with streaks of brown and staining brown when touched
Growing on ground.
Height of specimen: 15cm
Crown diameter of Coral fungi: 10.5cm
Width of stem at base: 2cm
Dominant Species: Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Thuja Plicata, Acer circinatum, Polystichum munitum (Coniferous old growth forest)
There were several on the ground growing right next to each other.
Growth habit: scattered
Substrate: humus
Height of entire specimen: 52mm
Length of stem: 35mm
Width of cap: 27mm
Widest width of stem: 4mm
Taste: mild
Polypore
Cap surface: golden, tan, light-brown
Cap surface texture: dry (dull)
Cap ornamentation: zonate
Cap shape: centrally depressed
Stem surface: cinnamon brown
Stem surface texture: dry (fuzzy)
No annulus present
Pore layer: golden tan, brown
Multiple fruiting bodies present on several different logs. Age of fruiting body ranged from fresh immature to mature multiple year-old. Growing on downed Pseudotsuga meziesii. Observed a slug moving slowly on top of one fruiting body.
Growing on downed tree (coniferous) over a running stream. Large amounts of fruiting bodies were present on several logs.
Growing on standing dead snag (unsure whether it was a deciduous or coniferous tree) in small groupings. Width of cap: 3-5cm.
The size indicates that the species could be Pleurotus porrigens. Knowing whether the dead snag was deciduous or coniferous would help to identify the fungi because Pleurotus ostreatus is "rarely on coniferous trees" (Mushrooms Demystified).
