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Can anyone identify this?

Angel Wings

Pleurotus porrigens

• Found on decaying conifers.

• Looks similar to Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus porrigens), which are found primarily on decaying deciduous trees.

Oyster Mushrooms

Pleurotus ostreatus

• Found on decaying deciduous trees.

• Looks similar to Angel Wings, which are found on conifers.

Questionable Stropharia

Stropharia ambigua

• Grows in leaf litter on forest floor

• The distinctive fringed cap makes this mushroom one of the more elegant

Fly Amanita

Amanita muscaria

• The Amanita genus is responsible for 90% of mushroom-induced fatalities!(source: Mushrooms Demystified)

• Amanita muscaria is a particularly iconic mushroom and is seen in cultural depictions more often than any other mushroom.

• A mycorrhizal fungus, it is found commonly in the Pacific Northwest in association with conifers.

Photo credit: Susan Ransom

Witch's Butter

Tremella mesenterica

• Found growing on decaying deciduous logs and stumps

• The bright yellow flesh dries hard but revives with the Fall rain

Sulfur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

• Grows on decaying wood; both conifers and deciduous

• Abundant at Silver Falls throughout the mushroom season

• Aptly described as “gregarious” - they do give the appearance of a cheerful little group!

Bleeding Mycena

Mycena haematopus

• Name “bleeding” refers to a blood-like fluid that appears when the base is squeezed

• Found on decaying wood; usually in groups