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Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies (Family Pezizaceae)Observer
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Sweetbread Mushroom (Clitopilus prunulus)Observer
lyndseygolden2Description
Drove up road N.F. 6024 to Barclay Lake Trail head, followed access road for maybe 3/4 of a mile, came to 2nd washout. Numerous clusters to be found appearing to grow out of soil but after investigating found clusters growing from decomposing wood, allover washout. Oysterlike but w/ more promenant stems, Clitopilus prunulus has decurrent gills and equal to tapering central or off center stems. It was one of first very cold days,after carrying back wet mushrooms I couldn't feel my hands, however when I got them in an inclosed space and after drying they are still stinky.
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Genus HypholomaObserver
lyndseygolden2Description
Happy little clusters of bitter Hypholoma fascilculare. Foundgroups of mature fleshy fungus, surrounding stump, after rains, dark inky brown spore print. Height at entirity 74mm, bitter taste, caps yellow darker pigmentation at center, ill green to yellow tone from dark spores, flesh firm, cream to yellow, close gills, adnated, smooth velvety damp fleshy surface of cap and stem, equal stem shape.
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Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)Observer
lyndseygolden2Description
Cluster of Puffballs, Lycoperdon perlatum, possibly, found in grass near hardwood stumps near gravel driveway. Only a max of 2in tall, puffed olive-choclate brown sporecloud. Papery, rawhide texture of, spatulated sporocarp, tapered at base, light brown- olive brown exterior, darker, when fresh.
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Pholiota terrestrisObserver
lyndseygolden2Description
Pholiota aurivella, walked on the s. ridge trail from water tower at Bastyr, near water tower parking lot. Were growing from a log. Immature, on hardwood. Yellowbrown buttons, and umbonated caps, cream stems, scaley/warty caps, yellow ocher in color, as matured lightened to yellow, darkened stems, flattened caps, eventually appearing large plate of 4-5in in diameter by 10/26 with 7-8in + stems. Got more slimey as matured, more fiberous stems, solid flesh, adnated gills, found on class walk.
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White Cheese Polypore (Tyromyces chioneus)Observer
lyndseygolden2Description
Found walking on trail next to Bastyr parking, heading down hill, it was off the path abt 4 feet on the left on a fallen log. A white polypore, found abt 4pm.
weather: overcast, in the fifties, not exceptionally wet yet.
Habitat. On a log, in the woods, found in a group. Group as a whole was a bit past prime, I did not taste it, but assume unpleasant.
