At the base of a large old decomposing stump.
Spores: brown, thick walled. asymmetric obovate. 6.5ish to 11.2ish um. microscopy included.
COLLECTION # 73467
DATE: 18 OCT 2023
LOCATION: Longmire Rd, Mt Rainier National Park, Pierce County, WA, USA
LAT = 46.7414935833
LON = -121.9033673889
SUBSTRATE: Dense Humus Soil, Needle Duff, Moss
FLORA:
Conifer: Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock & Western Red Cedar
Deciduous: Vine Maple, Wild Blueberry, Red Huckleberry, Devil’s Club, Vanilla Leaf, Lady & Bracken Fern
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Rattlesnake Tongue Plantain
AMBIENT TEMP: 65 Degrees F
SOIL TEMP: 52 Degrees F
ECOSYSTEM: Old-Growth Conifer, Mixed Forest, a small creek running below
ELEVATION: 2313 Ft/ 675 Meters
COLLECTION # 73468
DATE: 18 OCT 2023
LOCATION: West Side Road Mt Rainier National Park, Pierce County, WA, USA
LAT = 46.7770104759
LON = -121.8812380044
SUBSTRATE: Dense Humus Soil, Needle Duff, Moss
FLORA:
Conifer: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Western Hemlock & Western Red Cedar
Deciduous: Wild Blueberry, Red Huckleberry
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Deer Fern, Rattlesnake Tongue Plantain
AMBIENT TEMP: 65 Degrees F
SOIL TEMP: 52 Degrees F
ECOSYSTEM: Old-Growth Conifer, Mixed Forest
ELEVATION: 2732 Ft/ 833 Meters
COLLECTION # 73470
DATE: 18 OCT 2023
LOCATION: West Side Road, Mt Rainier National Park, Pierce County, WA, USA
LAT = 46.767972
LON = -121.879087
SUBSTRATE: Dense Humus Soil, Needle Duff, Moss
FLORA:
Conifer: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Western Hemlock & Western Red Cedar
Deciduous: Wild Blueberry, Red Huckleberry, Vine Maple, Vanilla Leaf
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Deer Fern, Rattlesnake Tongue Plantain
AMBIENT TEMP: 65 Degrees F
SOIL TEMP: 52 Degrees F
ECOSYSTEM: Old-Growth Conifer, Mixed Forest
ELEVATION: 3256 Ft/ 983 Meters
COLLECTION # 73475
DATE: 18 OCT 2023
LOCATION: West Side Rd, Mt Rainier National Park, Pierce County, WA, USA
LAT = 46.7615039724
LON = -121.8782051709
SUBSTRATE: Dense Humus Soil, Needle Duff, Moss, Leaves
FLORA:
Conifer: Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock & Western Red Cedar
Deciduous: Alder, Vine Maple, Wild Blueberry, Red Huckleberry, Vanilla Leaf, Lady & Spreading Wood Fern
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Rattlesnake Tongue Plantain, Grass
AMBIENT TEMP: 65 Degrees F
SOIL TEMP: 52 Degrees F
ECOSYSTEM: Old-Growth Conifer, Mixed Forest, Dormant Falls w/a small creek normally running close by, and immediately next to a narrow ditch which is normally full
ELEVATION: 2313 Ft/ 675 Meters
COLLECTION # 73476
DATE: 18 OCT 2023
LOCATION: Longmire Rd, Mt Rainier National Park, Pierce County, WA, USA
LAT = 46.742120896
LON = -121.902952873
SUBSTRATE: Dense Humus Soil, Needle Duff, Moss
HABIT: 2 Specimens within 1-foot of each other with the largest growing at the base of an Old-growth Doug Fir
FLORA:
Conifer: Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock & Western Red Cedar
Deciduous: Vine Maple, Wild Blueberry, Red Huckleberry, Devil’s Club, Vanilla Leaf, Lady & Bracken Fern
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Rattlesnake Tongue Plantain
AMBIENT TEMP: 65 Degrees F
SOIL TEMP: 52 Degrees F
ECOSYSTEM: Old-Growth Conifer, Mixed Forest, a small creek running below
ELEVATION: 2359 Ft/ 685 Meters
Maybe this genus?
Taste: non distinct, plastic.
Smell: not shroomy, airy.
Growing in mixed wood area.
Stipe: solid
Growing on the ground in an orchard. I could not detect growth from wood. It seemed to be growing from dried moss and soil.
Old growth mix of conifers
Old growth mixed conifer
Old growth mixed conifer