Fruiting on a well rotted/myceliated hardwood log.
Cap: maroon, scalloped frills adorning margins.
Stem: heavily pruinose/frosted. Bleeding maroon juice immediately where handled/damaged.
Did not harvest/collect.
Fruiting abundantly beneath Western Hemlock.
Vibrant neon forked /decurrent gills, pale contrasting velvet cap.
Did not harvest.
CA24-01516
noticed under sitka spruce in very urban lawn area in the Ferndale cemetery. lots of wildlife and human activity in the area. lots of fog in the area, colder temps at night lately. still warm during the day.
very silty/sandy soil.
Stipitate, White fuzzy cup fungi,
On roots trailside,
Near alder/redwood
CA24-01479
Noticed right in the middle of the trail. near stream. consistent fruiting. ive noticed these fruiting bodies a year ago in this exact location. noticed under redwood, fir, and alder mostly.
10/05/24
sunny w/ spotted cloud coverage
Kaiser Woods, Olympia
47° 1’ 36” N 122° 57’ 25” W
230ft elevation
Topography: SE facing slope w/ East/West drainage
Overstory: ACMA dominant, PSME, THPL
Understory: GASH & POMU dominant, MANE, RUUR, COCO, PTAQ
Substrate: rotting branch
Stature: branched w/ forked tips
Size: 3-7cm wide, 3-9cm tall, branches ≤4mm
Color: cream (light orange/tan) throughout with slightly lighter tips, bruises slightly darker cream/tan, mycelium white w/ some bigger stands connected at base
Texture: smooth/rubbery, cartilaginous?
Odor: light earthy
Growth Habit: gregarious in fairy rings
Spore Print: N/A
-keyed it out w/ Beug’s Mushrooms of Cascadia but need to look at spores through compound scope to confirm