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Species
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
Edible/Medicinal
Edible, but not much flavor.
Ecology
Beneath mid-aged cedar. Mycorrhizal with conifers.
Seasonality
November
Marasmiellus peronatus
“Fuzzy foot”
Not edible
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand
Late summer
Fomitopsis pinicola
“Red belted conk babies”
Medicinal. Too tough to be edible.
Young Douglas-fir log
April
Laccaria laccata
Edible and mild tasting
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand
April
Laccaria spp
Edible and mild tasting.
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand
November
Marasmiellus candidus
Unknown. Too small to have culinary significance.
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand. Growing on small twig.
April
Ganoderma oregonense
Medicinal
30 year old Douglas-fir stand. Growing on dead wood just beneath surface of soil.
April
Amanita phalloides
Death Cap
Poisonous
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand
September
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand
September
Polyporus leptocephalus
Black-footed polypore
Non-poisonous, but bitter.
Medicinal
30 year-old Douglas-fir stand. Growing on dead twig.
September, November
