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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Amanita Mushrooms (Genus Amanita)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Yellow-orange convex cap with remnants of a frosty white universal veil. Close, creamy gills and the stipe appears equal, but it looked like ants were previously using it. Found alone and mychorrizal with Doug-fir.
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Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)Observer
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Translucent white toothed jelly fungus found on conifers and their twig litters. Tongue-shaped with 2-4 cm stem and gelatinous texture. Spiny under-surface. No distinct smell or taste.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Young to mature Turkey-tail found on a rotting Sitka spruce. Striped colors on cap ranged from coffee brown, cinnamon, and pale white. Whitish pore surface with 4-6 pores per mm. Smell is mild, but pleasant. Fruiting body is thin and flexible.
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Candy Cap (Lactarius rubidus)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Burnt-orange colored Candy cap found between Parking Lot C and Seminar C building. Milky latex upon puncturing gills. Whitish spore print. Mild smell and taste, but maple-sweet smell and taste when dried. Very unique edible used for seasoning desserts.
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Phellodon atratusObserver
carlymartinDescription
Young species of coastal genus Phellodon found in moss. Blue-black depressed cap with grayish spines. Blue-black stipe. Extremely tough and leathery fruiting body.
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Grouped sulphur tuft found along a trail. Yellow-orange convex cap with lighter yellow margin. Greenish gills on hymenium. Bright yellow stipe with rusty brown scales at base. Mild smell, but extremely bitter taste.
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Elfin Saddles (Genus Helvella)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Found on a trail in a twig litter. Mature specimens have charcoal black caps with a foggy gray colored fluted stem.
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Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Found this purple beauty in solitary near some rotting Doug Firs. Rust colored spore print located on the stem. Scent is pleasant and similar to wet cedar.
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Gassy Webcap (Cortinarius traganus)Observer
carlymartinDescription
Found in a twig litter near a stream. Pale lilac colored cortinarius with coffee brown gills. Convex cap surrounded by a silky white partial veil and cortina veil structure. Mild but pleasant smell that my spouse described as "beer sweet." Bitter taste.
