Sunday, September 26, 2010

Opal Creek Fungus




Yesterday I went hiking at Opal Creek. The entire forest seemed carpeted with moss and fungi. The most interesting fungi were the ones growing on the tree (left). They were easily the size of a dinner plate. They are Polyspores but I'm not sure of the species. They are white on the bottom and brown on the top. I also saw two different kinds of mushrooms. The brown ones (top right) and the more bulbous one (bottom right). The forest was very wet and the perfect environment for these beauties.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice pics! Did you go by yourself or did you go with the outdoors thing or what?

Erin said...

Went with the swim team. It was pretty awesome.