Substrate: growing on a decomposing Douglas Fir Pinecone
Habitat: Temperate rainforest, 2 miles from perninsula beach, shaded by Douglas Fir overstory
Vegetation: Douglas Fir,Western Hemlock, Indian Plum, Red Huckleberry, Moss
Seen Nov 1st at Twinharbor state park. Around 55 deg F and dry although wet on the ground. Plant associations are sedge, Pinus contorta, Acer macrophyllum, Vaccinium ovatum, Malus fusca and others. Stipe has distinctive jelly ring and cap is quite viscid. Pores are visible even from an arms length, and not all are perfectly round, characteristic of Suillus.
Found in gravel driveway next to wood pile. Weather had been sunny and dry, but driveway was close to water and driveway was shades for most of the day by tall Doug Fir trees. Smell was typically mushroom-y. Tallest was close to 7 inches and quickly disintegrating into black goo. Grew in a loose group, not really touching each other except a few growing in pairs.
Upperstory: western hemlock and Doug fir
Surrounded by huckleberry and sword fern
Cap diameter 10.4cm
Found on tree growing within lava fields on cottonwood meadow, ends have circular balls that open and protrude with a black inner coating. Weather was roughly 70-75 and dry
Found just off of trail with light shrubbery and under conifers growing within leaf litter, sticks, and moss. Area was moist but with very dry sky’s
Date found: 10/11/22
Location found: Around Trout Lake on one of the paths they had. Located in Skamania County, Washington.
Weather: A hot and sunny day. No clouds, thus no risk of precipitation.
Habitat: I actually found this lovely patch of mushrooms just by sticking my head through a curtain of branches a little bit off the path around the lake that I was on. All the mushrooms grew right alongside each other along a fallen tree trunk. They varied in size and were actually quite large.
Young truffle found around conifer and firs nearby. Had a thin interior skin when sliced in half.
Found on the trip with Mike, 46.1227348, Lon -121.766706
Growing on branch in the upper canopy of an old ornamental plum tree.
Growing on the old growth bark of a grape vine. Open area, grassy backyard.