Puffballs and Friends
Lycoperdon (like a pear) perlatum is an easily-identified clustered mushroom that fruits in the spring and fall. The main trick…
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Cantharellus formosus – Yellow Chanterelle
a.k.a. Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosa seems to be the most common yellow chanterelle, it’s easy to identify and it’s…
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Polyozellus marymargaretae – Maggie’s Blue Chanterelle
Maggie’s Blue Chanterelle is named after one of Linda’s early mentors in Portland, Maggie Rogers. (More about Maggie here: https://www.fungimag.com/spring-2019-articles-02/Rogers.pdf.) Polyozellus…
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Aureoboletus mirabilis
Because of the many healthy mountain and western hemlock in our local forests, it isn’t surprising to find the Admirable…
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Suillus
Slippery Jacks and Jills The genus Suillus is one mushroom most people in Central Oregon will encounter by living here….
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Amanita muscaria – Fly Agaric
Central Oregon’s beauty queen of mushrooms Much has been written about this beautiful mushroom and the fall never passes without…
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Agaricus moronii
a.k.a. Agaricus albolutescens Agaricus albolutescens is delicicious! When hunting morels in the spring, we often find a very delectable Agaricus…
