Central Oregon

powdered paw lichen Nephroma parile

oyster mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus (these made a lovely chicken marsala the next day!)

unknown mushrooms

various saxicolous lichens

The Peace River, northern BC and Alberta

Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense

sulphur paintbrush Castilleja sulphurea

Davis's locoweed Oxytropus davisii

smooth daisy Erigeron glabellus

Curtis's new daisy (Peace-River daisy) Erigeron pacalis sp. nov. This was one we brought back in a cooler so we could see it in bloom. Curtis already knew it was an undescribed species (threatened by a huge proposed dam), but had never actually seen it in bloom yet!

another daisy Erigeron grandiflorus

northern-most prickly-pear Opuntia fragilis

wolf lichen Letharia vulpina

punctured ribbon lichen Ramalina dilacerata

wild chives Allium schoenoprasum

floating marsh marigold Caltha natans

common duck-weed Lemna minor

varnished tube lichen Hypogymnia austerodes-group (Trevor just finished a paper describing several new species in this group, possibly including this one)

vagrant rock-shield Xanthoparmelia wyomingica

the very unusual terrestrial "elegant disk-lichen" Buellia elegans

prairie smoke Geum triflorum

cranberry tree or snowball Viburnum opulus

Philadelphia lily Lilium philadelphicum

golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium iowense

long-leaf starwort Stellaria longifolia

lush herbaceous understory (corn-lily, meadow rue, etc.)

yellow thimbleweed Anemone richardsonii

white geranium Geranium richardsonii

bishop's cap Mitella nuda

powdered paw lichen Nephroma parile

common lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria

textured lungwort Lobaria scrobiculata

Pumpelly's brome Bromus pumpellianus

heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia

small-flowered columbine Aquilegia brevistyla

common field chickweed Cerastium arvense

blue-bells Mertensia paniculata

some sort of alpine arnica Arnica sp.

mountain-avens Dryas octopetala

alpine lousewort Pedicularis capitata?

young corn-lilies Veratrum viride

subalpine lupine Lupinus articus var. subalpinus

some sort of alpine forget-me-not Myosotis asiatica

alpine azalea Rhododendron lapponicum

rock-posy lichen Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca

moonglow lichen and others Dimlaena oreina

alpine worm lichen Thamnolia vermicularis

rock-hair lichen Pseudephebe miniscula

wrinkled snow lichen Flavocetraria nivalis

curled snow lichen Flavocetraria cucullata

iceland moss Cetraria ericetorum

heath foxhair lichen Bryocaulon divergens

cool alpine rim-lichen Lecanora rupicola

winking owl lichen Solorina spongiosa

artic fingers Dactylina artica

green witch's hair Alectoria ochroleuca

The Incomappleux Rainforest, interior BC

false chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

velvety bolete Boletus zelleri

Smith's bolete Boletus smithii

Amanita franchetii

spiny puff-ball Lycoperdon pulcherimum?

orange tooth fungus Dentinum repandum

golden witch's cap Tricholoma subsejunctum

buttery collybia Rhodocollybia butyracea

purple marasmius Baeospora myriadophylla

Helvella stevensii

(check out that slimy "veil"!) Gomphidius subroseus

liverwort Marchantiales

Pholiota terrestris?

Pholiota highlandensis?

charcoal pholiota Pholiota carbonaria

scarlet cups Sarcoscypha coccinea

Peziza praetervisa?

waxy-cap Hygrocybe sp.

golden omphalina Omphalina luteicolor?

belted cort Cortinarius caninus

chanterelle Cantharellus infundibuliformis

little gym Gymnopilus sapineus?

golden coral Ramaria cyaneigranosa?

Laccaria laccata

Pholiota astragalina

honey mushroom Armillariella mellea

jelly-tooth Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

jelly-tooth Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

unknown

slime mold

super-cool parasite growing on a Mycena

angel's wings Pleurotus porrigens

angel's wings Pleurotus porrigens

devil's matchsticks Pilophorus acicularis

Leptonia sp.

branched collybia Dendrocollybia racemosa

golden mycena Mycena acicula

Phaeocollybia picea (this is the only inland locality for this rare mushroom)

common lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria

cabbage lungwort Lobaria linita

unknown chanterelle

unknown ascomycete

unknown ascomycete

unknown

unknown

unknown

Cabinet Mountains, Montana

varnished suillus Suillus sp.

hollow suillus Suillus sp.

viscid bolete Boletus sp.

Clavariadelphus sp.

Helvella lacunosa?

elfin saddle Helvella sp.

Porpidia crustulata

unknown coral mushroom

dog's paw lichen Nephroma helveticum

orange-peel mushroom Aleuria aurantia

orange-peel mushroom Aleuria aurantia

Pipestone, Minnesota

Pholiota sp.

Pholiota sp.

inky cap Coprinus sp.

common stinkhorn Phallus impudicus

turkey tails

turkey tails

turkey tails

turkey tails

Western Maryland

earthball Scleroderma citrina

lemon amanita Amanita citrina

Crepidotus sp.

Stropharia sp.?

buttery collybia Rhodocollybia butyracea

deadly galerina Galerina autumnalis

two toothed parchments

smoky-eye boulder lichen Porpidia albocaerulescens

smoky-eye boulder lichen Porpidia albocaerulescens

varnished hemlock shelf Ganoderma tsugae

eyelash cups Scutellinia sp.

another eyelash cup Scutellinia sp.

unknown polypore

unknown polypore

split-gill Schizophyllum commune

Hiericium coralloides

Hiericium coralloides

black-footed polypore Polyporis badius

wolf's milk slime Lycogala epidendrum

wolf's milk slime Lycogala epidendrum

slime mold

insect egg slime

unknown

slime mold

Caulorhiza umbonata (unusual mushroom with long "root")

Galerina sp.?

Mycena marginata?

Multiclavula mucida (cool lichenized coral mushroom)

stinkhorn "egg" Phallus impudicus

dead man's fingers Xylaria sp.

Pholiota sp.?

Pholiota squarrosa?

Pholiota squarrosa?

rock-shield Lichen Xanthoparmelia sp.

speckled shield lichen Punctelia sp.

speckled shield lichen Punctelia sp.

British soldiers Cladonia sp.

mustard lichen Pyxine sorediata

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