David Ansley

Old gray varnish conk on forest floor.

Western Varnish Conk
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Photo of droopy Agarikon conk on very old stump.

Agarikon
Washington Cascades
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Rare, endangered and photogenic.

Six morel mushrooms growing in duff.

Morels, Washington Cascades
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Orange-green cup mushroom in sunshine.

Spring orange peel fungus
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These are parasites on Douglas fir seeds.

It’s good to be cautious. Fortunately, C molybdites is not found here yet. Plus, habitat was woodland, not meadow.

Yes! I looked around. It was alone.

Shaggy Parasol

Shaggy Parasol? In April?
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Mossy landscape, rocks and trees.

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Round, flat orange mushrooms growing from duff.

Orange peel fungus
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Silhouette, fog, oak and four hikers.

Sonoma County silhouettes
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Sun burning off fog, ridges in silhouette

Bohemia Preserve
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Green/yellow mushroom in redwood duff

Parrot mushroom
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Marsh in cedar forest.

Millersylvania State Park
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Photo of top surface of artist's conk.

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Artist's Conk

Orange shelf mushroom on a mossy log.

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Chicken of the Woods, Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Hi Brian, I think you might be right. In another photo the stipe is properly shaggy. And most caps were not upturned like this one. In the Skoke in October.

Two cup mushrooms in moss.

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Angel wing mushrooms on mossy log.

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Angel wings

Puffball mushrooms on a stump.

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Mushroom growing in hemlock duff.

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Bondarzewia occidentalis

I’m never going to look at this picture the same way again.

There are thousands of species around here. About 20 are tasty and safe. Maybe half a dozen will try to kill you. The rest are best enjoyed for their habitat role, their appearance, or just the discovery.

Definitely. There are lots of tasty edible ones in the forests here, especially in the fall.

Photo of multiple red-belted conks on a fir log.

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Red-belted conks

Puffball alone in needle duff.

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Dozens of small mushrooms in needles.

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Photo of three Hericium species on a log.

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Photo of a Dyers' polypore, in moss.

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Dyers' polypore