Rice Lake

This autumn has brought me down to the earth, the moss, and the decomposing logs. Where I searched the sky and trees for birds, my eyes now scour the soil and fallen trees along shadowed trails. Admittedly, I’m a novice mycologist – I’m getting a foothold, but I lean heavily on iNaturalist to identify the fungi and slime molds I find.

Below are some recent photos taken around Rice Lake and Pacific Spirit Park.

Western Black Elfin Saddle & Western Amethyst Laccaria

Helvella vespertina & Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis

Admirable Bolete & Zeller’s Bolete

Aureoboletus mirabilis & Xerocomellus zelleri

Upright Coral Fungus & Yellowleg Bonnet

Lentoramaria stricta & Mycena epipterygia

Jelly-Antler & Handsome Club

Calocera viscosa & Clavulinopsis laeticolor

Orange Jelly & Orange Peel Fungus

Genus Dacrymyces & Aleuria aurantia

Pacific Spirit Park

Woolly Bird’s Nest Fungus (close up)

Nidula niveotomentosa

Woolly Bird’s Nest Fungus

Nidula niveotomentosa

Phloeomana sp. & Candlesnuff Fungus

Genus Phloeomana & Xylaria hypoxylon

Until next time…

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