Tremella aurantia
This little gem belongs to the jelly fungus group, so named because their rubbery fruiting bodies appear to have the consistency of jelly. Depending on environmental conditions, Tremella aurantia can become quite dry, shriveled and hard in texture, making it...
Ramaria myceliosa
Unlike the relatively solitary Clavulina rugosa we presented yesterday, Ramaria myceliosa is quite a gregarious species. We found this fungus close to the end of our hike, not too far from the creek edge, hiding in the shade of a giant fallen Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga...
Clavulina rugosa
Continuing our foray into the fascinating field of fungi we’re moving on, from the waxy cap mushrooms, to some species of club and coral fungi. The first fungus we encountered on our walk this past weekend was Clavulina rugosa. It was lurking just downhill of...
Hygrocybe punicea
As promised at the end of yesterday’s post on Hygrocybe flavescens, here we have the stunning waxy cap mushroom, known as Hygrocybe punicea, or the ‘Scarlet Waxy Cap’…or is it? Unfortunately, these waxy caps are not as easy to positively...
Hygrocybe flavescens
We’re officially declaring this week at Curbstone Valley “Mushroom Week”. We’ve already seen a couple of interesting mushroom species emerging here in recent weeks, like Psathyrella piluliformis, and the ‘redwood rooter’ mushroom,...
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