Show me your fungus. (Mushroom Photos)

There actually appeared to be three different sorts of fungi on this coppiced Alder tree trunk that didn't grow back; brown ones at the top, bright green ones and some frilly ones with almost reflective white edges. The bright green one was rather gorgeous!

Here's some photos of some Oregon Bellybutton Hedgehog (Hydnum oregonense) mushrooms I harvested on a recent foray. They are sometimes abundant from December-February in western Oregon in older, wet forests under Evergreen Huckleberry, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock and Douglas-fir. They are almost always found near Yellow-Foot Chanterelles, another choice edible.

I thought it would be outrageously funny if the old toilet sitting out under the tree would Sprout mushrooms and everybody see them going by and sure enough they did think it was funny but they really aren't as good of a growing container as you might think unless you're in a very high humidity area
The other is Africans that will do well here if they have a humid environment which is not easy in the desert, even an oasis like tularosa.

False morels (Gyromitra spp.) are common in my food forest this time of year. (Too common!!) Although some people eat them after parboiling, they are still poisonous and eating them can even lead to a rather unpleasant death. Evidently, they contain a compound similar to rocket fuel!

First flush of King Stropharia this spring.

My first mushroom grow and I am obsessed! These guys are my current best friend, they see me multiple times a day obsessing over them. These will become vegan steaks, country fried mushrooms and crispy mushroom sandwiches.

Yesterday I found a Prince (Agaricus augustus) under the same Douglas-fir where I found one last year...Yummmm!