With over 4000 mushroom species in North America alone, where are you going to get started? Hopefully you are well on your way to learning the 10-15 mushrooms I discuss in the Intro to Mushrooms talk. These include many of the most commonly foraged mushrooms on the west coast. Next, I think it makes sense…
Fungi produce a wide range of chemicals for activities like digestion and protection from other microorganisms like mold and bacteria. Fungi like truffles even create distinctive scents to attract animals which will dig them up and disperse the spores. According to this article in Nature, humans can detect 1 trillion unique odors. With some practice…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Here is.a recording of the Intro to Mushrooms talk from Mar 23. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://salishmushrooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mushroom-shapes-3-1024×616.jpg” title_text=”Mushroom cap shapes” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”] 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…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Cap Description Wordcloud” src=”https://salishmushrooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GilledWordcloud-caps-v2-1.png” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] It is difficult to notice what you can’t describe. Here is a list of words that mycologists have used to formally describe the…
Here is a video overview on using iNaturalist. You can view all of my observations here .