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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
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I think it might be Spider Mites but not 100% sure. Does not have the same coloration that most spider mites have. Please help ID!!!!!
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Gray Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia rangiferina)Observer
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Found in Lava field and most apothecia face the same direction
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Dragon Horn (Cladonia squamosa)Observer
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Found near rock and pine, in the lava field.
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I see silver!!! oh no never mind just another Cortinarius poping up!!
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Artist's Bracket (Ganoderma applanatum)Observer
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The largest Ganodeerma I have ever seen!!! I placed my knife on the top so there could be a good size comparison.
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Coral Fungi (Genus Ramaria)Observer
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Hard to key out but fun to pick and see, I also like how they feel when you squeeze them.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Had some penicillin growing on it, so i could not eat it but one day I will find one and cook it up.
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Slender Roundhead (Leratiomyces squamosus var. thraustus)Observer
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Red little mushrooms found in a disturbed area behind everygreen.
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Fir-Cone Mushroom (Strobilurus trullisatus)Observer
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Growing on Doug Fir Cones, makes a cool find for any collection
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Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)Observer
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Found growing every where that has been disturbed over the past year.
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Questionable Stropharia (Stropharia ambigua)Observer
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Very delicate veil, very slimy and sticky
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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These guys were every where around the coast
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Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)Observer
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My first Puff Balls!!! Found along a fence line, i have been told if the inside is creamy puffy white than it is edible.
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Grisette (Amanita vaginata)Observer
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The only edible Amanita that i know of, but I would not risk it. But they are still nice to look at
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Smith's Amanita (Amanita smithiana)Observer
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One gnarly looking Amanita!!! ghost white and easy to spot in the woods.
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Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea)Observer
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Growing out of a tree with the veil still on the top.
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)Observer
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They are thriving this season and look so dang cute
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)Observer
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These are very mystic, dark and humble mushrooms.
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Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)Observer
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I saw them first but I had to put a friend on my shoulders to get them!!!!
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Lettuce Lichen (Lobaria oregana)Observer
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A great Lichen and a common one in places with good air quality!!
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Zeller's Bolete (Xerocomellus zelleri)Observer
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Lily holing a Boletus zelleri I found!!!
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West Coast Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense)Observer
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WOW D-Boe!!!! that oregona is bigger than your head!!!! great find, great day. I have been told these are very medicinal.
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Saddle-shaped False Morel (Gyromitra infula)Observer
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A great looking find!!! iv been told that these have the same chemical compound that fuels jets or something of that nature!!
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Woolly Foam (Stereocaulon tomentosum)Observer
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Found in ancient Native American lava bed. So awesome.
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Naked Kidney Lichen (Nephroma bellum)Observer
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Very hard to notice!!! My teacher pointed it out. I personally really like this lichen for the plain reason it is dark, slimy and kinda secretive . Why do they grow in the most remote tiny places and what is there true purpose?
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Ancient Coral Lichen (Sphaerophorus venerabilis)Observer
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A very strange pale almost huma flesh colored lichen. It is in a small family so it is easy to key out in most macro-lichens book.
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Devil's Matchstick (Pilophorus acicularis)Observer
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Growing on a rock, these little devils match stick stuck out on the the side of the trail.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
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These turkey tail mushrooms were a nice treat to run into. Clumped close together on this rotting hard wood. near a kind of boggy area deep of the trail. These seemed at the perfect age and had vibrant reds and silver colors running along them. I have been told that turkey tail tea is very medicinal and good for you.