Rusty Ring

( Boletus edulis. Part of a generous outbreak that burst up not far from my house during the record rains of last month. Some of them w...

(Still Pleurotus ostreatus . I've posted on these before , but it never ceases to amaze me how attached this species is to the ...

(Unidentified; growing on a maple log surrounded by water one to two feet deep.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(This is Dacrymyces chrysospermus, the orange jelly mushroom. It grows on deadwood in moist forests – two things we have aplenty here ...

(I don't know what species this is, as I tend to ignore LBMs [little brown mushrooms], because they're hard to identify and no...

(Typical on the North Coast this time of year, where you can often fill a 5 gallon bucket with large boletes in a matter of minutes. Su...

(Found these while biking, growing by the side of the road. Interesting thing about the way Pleurotus ostreatus behaves in these parts: it...

I augur this the right moment to mention my regret at the passing of graveyards, which ironic development has left my society impover...

(Suspect Ramaria sp. ; this is the mushroom I ate like so a few weeks ago.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(Scrambled eggs and coral mushrooms foraged in the forest last week comprise this delectable disc. I didn't bother to ID the ...

( Panellus serotinus; identification informal, but I believe these are them. Don't eat any based solely on this photograph.)...

(This is Dacrymyces chrysospermus, also known as orange jelly or witch's butter. In spite of its otherworldly gelatinous texture a...

( A whole patch of these boiled to the surface this week. I forgot to put something in the photo to give scale, but they're hug...

(I believe these are Suillus tomentosus . One way or the other they're edible and choice. We got a great harvest this year tha...

(The giving season. Morels [Morchela conica] and fresh asparagus.)

(Hygrocybe flavescens.)

(Gathering more than moss.)

( Pleurotus ostreatus .)

(To the best of my ability to determine, this is the European honey mushroom Armillaria cepistipes . In the late 90s, specimens collec...

( Geastrum saccatum ; a clearer explanation of the common name than I uploaded last autumn .)