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The Mushrooms are OUT
-
COOPER LANDING
- This beautiful pair of
Amanita muscaria
were out with all their friends in the Cooper Landing Area (Photo by Sadie Youngstrom). I saw literally hundreds of Boletes just from the car includuing
B. edulis
, and several
Leccinum
species. I was most excited to find
Agaricus arvensis
, a young specimen with the distinctive almond smell. I have yet to find an
Agaricus
of any species in Girdwood. I've tried to collect in the Cooper Landing area in Mid-August in years past, but found nothing..seems to me that the fungi are opposite everything else and are fruiting
earlier
this year. The Girdwood mushrooms are still just getting going, but are certainly on their way.
B. coniferarum
seems especially abundant this year.
The fungal flush has begun
Saturday afternoon in the woods revealed alot of new species, including many mycorrhizal species such as three
Boletus
(
piperatus
,
edulis
, and
coniferarum
), a couple
Tricholomas
, two
Russulas
(
fragilis
, and
aeruginea
), and the common
Laccaria laccata
. For the decomposers, a number of unnamed species were found, in addition to a gorgeous cup fungus called
Scutellinia scutellata
(photo comming soon),
Cudonia circicans
,
Entoloma
sp., and the beautifully abundant tiny
Mycena aurantiidisca
. The super common but poisonous false chanterelle (
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
) was also scattered on the forest floor. See the photos from Aug. 20 for more!
Abundant Pholiotas
These showy decomposers/parasites are out in MAJOR quantities all along one side of Timberline Road. These mushrooms are
Pholiota squarrosa
, which are usually found at the base of dead trees, but not this time. They must be growing on wood under the surface. I've found that some old field guides list this mushroom, or its look-alike
Pholiota squarrosoides
,
as edible, but that is no longer the case, as type 8 toxins have been identified in some specimens. Oh, and they reportedly don't taste very good.
