A Mycophiles Adventures In The PNW

Long time no see, Tumblr! Here’s some Stropharia ambigua from my walk in the woods today

Hello Tumblr, it’s been a long time.

Not my typical post but it's winter here in the PNW and the mushrooms are few and far between! Here's a beautiful bald eagle along the Nooksack River! Here for the salmon run!!!

Snow topped Panellus Serotinus

Stereum sanguinolentum aka bleeding conifer parchment is a fungi that causes "red heart rot" which is a red discoloration on conifers.

So many coprinellus micaceus

Haven't posted in a while

Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis

Fairies love pancakes and wine 🍴🍷

Tea and cookies with the fairies ☕️🍪✨

Every year for the last 3 years at this same exact time of September on the Excelsior Trail off of Mount Baker Highway we see Hydnellum peckii. It's my absolute favorite fungi. Also called "bleeding tooth fungus" or "Devils tooth" it exudes a bright red fluid that contains a pigment that has anticoagulant properties. It only looks like this for a short amount of time before turning brown. I always feel so lucky to see it like this.

Mycena

Oops I haven't posted in forever and a day. Sorry I forgot about you, Tumblr

Big beautiful Aleuria aurantia

Coral fungus

I believe these are Kuehneromyces mutabilis