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Cascade Oregon-Grape (Berberis nervosa)Observer
trelamDescription
Oregon grape
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Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii)Observer
trelamDescription
A cool mushroom.
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Western Black Elfin Saddle (Helvella vespertina)Observer
trelamDescription
Deep, dark gray, almost black. Growing in duff and weeds by the edge of ocean spray and conifer trees.
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Common Fiber Vase (Thelephora terrestris)Observer
trelamDescription
A brown fungus that is growing out of the soil. It is dark brown fading to gray brown. It has little to no stipe. It is very flaky on both sides. Weather: 65F, party sunny sky.
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Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)Observer
trelamDescription
Pleurocarp is a moss with one stem and no branches like a palmtree. Has leptiods which are primitive vascular cells.
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Meadow Coral Fungus (Clavulinopsis corniculata)Observer
trelamDescription
Bright yellow corals growing right along the path from B lot to the Longhouse at The Evergreen State college. The tubes are squishy and feel hollow. They have tiny fingers reaching up from the tops. Weather: dry, partly sunny and 65F.
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Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
This entry is just for pictures of the Pacific Yew. This one was a sample found in lab.
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Observer
trelamDescription
A golden beauty that looks more like a flower than a mushroom. This mushroom is yellow-gold to almost orange and in concolorous on all surfaces. Flesh is white and peels like string cheese. Gills extend down stipe and are very shallow.
Habitat: Found in a large growth forest, mostly closely beneath conifer trees, especially western red cedar.
Weather: Misty, overcast, cool, ~55F, wet.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
trelamDescription
A small fungus with shades of brown in a zonate pattern ending at the tip in white. Undersides are pure white with teeny-tiny tubes. The largest specimens were only about 2.5 inches long.
Habitat: Growing on a debarked, fallen log in a conifer forest that is primarily Douglas-fir, with western hemlock, bigleaf maple and western red cedar. Under story is tall sword ferns and trailing blackberry with a few salmonberry plants.
Weather: Wet, 55F, full overcast sky.
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Genus XylariaObserver
trelamDescription
Thin, string-like fungus that is black at the base fading up to a white tip. Flesh is miniscule, white, and brittle.
Habitat: Growing on a thin stick from a conifer tree. It was under thick duff, under the canopy of tall sword ferns in a primarily conifer forest.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
trelamDescription
A purple and tan bracket mushroom that is formed by colonies of stacked petal-like shelves. Very pretty, but small, only about 3 inches across for the entire colony and each shelf is paper thin. Growing on a hemlock log.
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Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Observer
trelamDescription
A conifer tree that is visibly shorter than Douglas-fir, and its Abies cousins. A lovely, sweet smelling tree with reddish bark that exfoliates in thin, hair-like strands. Its reddish twigs grow off the branches in a downward direction, making the tree look a bit droopy, like a wet dog. A key identifier of this species is the shape of the bloom on the undersides of the leaves, it makes two rows that look like "butterflies".
Habitat: Growing in partial shade next to Douglas-fir and western hemlock in a preserved garden on The Evergreen State College campus next to parking lot C.
Weather: Rainy, 55F, and with full overcast sky.
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Stairstep Moss (Hylocomium splendens)Observer
trelamDescription
A pretty, green moss that has a dark brown lower stem and light brown, reddish brown, or green veins. It has bi-pinnately compound leaves. This moss grows "branches", which look like another of the same moss stacked on top of the original.
Habitat: Growing on a thickly duff and moss covered rock in an old growth conifer forest, consisting of primarily Douglas-fir, western red cedar and western hemlock.
Weather: Weather: Misty, rainy, 60F, full overcast sky.
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Amanita Sect. Amanita (Section Amanita)Observer
trelamDescription
A giant mushroom that is up to 8.5 inches in length. Cap diameter is 8 inches. Stipe is 8 inches long. Flesh is white and does not stain quickly. Cap is red in the center fading to orage and yellow on the edges with white veil remants. Universal veil present. Taste is meaty and palatable.
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Grand Fir (Abies grandis)Observer
trelamDescription
An immature tree specimen with bright green leaves that are 2-dimensional in that they only grow from the sides of the branches. Apex of leaves are emarginate. Leaves connect to twig with a peg. Undersides of leaves have two rows of stomatal bloom. Terminal buds are tan and round and typically grow in threes.
Habitat: Growing in the partial sun by the side of a cleared path. Growing under Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock. Under story included sword fern, mosses, licorice fern, and lots of large woody debris.
Weather: Misty, rainy day with full overcast sky and 60F.
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Cat's Tail Moss (Pseudisothecium stoloniferum)Observer
trelamDescription
A hanging moss that covers the tree in long, thin strands. The moss was groups of long, branched strands with very tiny, narrow leaves. Moss is yellow-green colored with tiny leaves.
Habitat: Found on an young snag of an unidentifiable tree, a maple perhaps? in an old growth conifer forest dominated by Douglas-fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock.
Weather: Misty, rainy, 60F, full overcast sky.
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Golden Spindles (Clavulinopsis fusiformis)Observer
trelamDescription
A single, yellow, laterally flattened, slightly forked, fungi that was about 50 mm long and 5 mm wide. IT appears to be two fused stalks growing on a single base.
Habitat: Growing in the conifer needles in an old growth conifer forest with Douglas-fir, western red-cedar, and western hemlock.
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Pelt Lichens (Genus Peltigera)Observer
trelamDescription
Weather: Misty, rainy, 60F, full overcast sky.
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Oregon Beaked Moss (Kindbergia oregana)Observer
trelamDescription
A creeping moss growing up the bark of a western red cedar. Leaves are pinnate and stems are long, thin strands.
Same sp. as TRE_P10.
It has become obvious that this species can either grow on the ground or on a tree.
