In researching fires for morel hunting areas I’m reminded of the lives and communities that were devastated last year and the long road to recovery many are facing. If you have the means, please consider a donation to this relief fund https://gofund.me/bbeff5b1
Some mushrooms are deadly poisonous. Others can cause serious liver or kidney damage. Some of these can look similar to edible mushrooms. The most seriously poisonous mushrooms are pretty easy to identify. Learn these and don’t eat anything that you can’t tell apart from them. Don’t eat any mushroom without knowing the common lookalikes and…
How do mushrooms eat? Most of us understand mushrooms to be decomposers though many of the mushrooms we see are found on soil or even living trees. You might be surprised to learn that fungi get nutrition in a variety of ways, and understanding how it is getting its nutrition can be a great way…
One aspect of mushroom identification is comparing an unknown mushroom to descriptions of a known mushroom. Here are some common cap shapes and representations of these through familiar mushrooms. All mushrooms exhibit a variety of shapes throughout their lifecycle so identification through cap shape is more art than science. Key Takeaways Cap shapes can be…
As I mention throughout this site, I am not an expert. My knowledge of mushrooms is based on my personal experience, videos, lectures, classes, and some excellent books. I’d like to share with you some of the books that I use most often and some that I know others really enjoy. ** This post is…...
Here is a link to the latest Intro to PNW Mushrooms talk
One can learn a lot about mushrooms and all other forms of life in a particular area through some simple searching using iNaturalist. I use it to upload my mushroom observations and at this point I have logged over 2000 in just the PNW. Here is a video outlining some of my favorite uses of…
Members will find recordings from past events here in the Watch & Read section. Scroll through to find the most recent Intro to PNW Mushrooms recording as well as others available for your membership type. This should all be improved in the next couple of weeks. You can find upcoming events in the Events area….
This is a treemap that summarizes all of my mushroom finds weighted by frequency. The more times I find and photograph a mushroom, the bigger the box. Notice the big blue box in the top left. These are mushrooms that I haven’t identified yet. Zoom in to view taxonomic details.