Growing at the foot of a madrone tree. @eralverson? @frondsinhighplaces?
Found on polytrichum and imaged at the OSU Electron Microscopy Facility
Peridium of immature fruitbodies staining stronlgy purple, long expansive rhizomorphs present, odor was mild, becoming foetid throughout the day.
Fruits 1.2-2.5 cm. fruiting around rotten Ohia, M. polymorpha, with Strawberry guava close by.
I've been watching the family grow. The adult was drab brown, but the youngsters are so colorful when they first attain their winged stage!@
Rye the truffle dog pointed this one out, just off the sidewalk in soil about an inch underground. Found at night so the location pics are a bit dark, but the tree closest was some kind of ornamental cedar. Directly across the street was a large Doug-fir which I assume is the host tree.
Freshly peeled.
Found this guy on a power line right-of-way. It was in some blackberry sticks next to a creek. I remembered to turn up my exposure this time for a photo of the glow.
ants walking in a line to drop off their leaves
another epiphyte!
Found by truffle dog Rye in a monoculture stand of ~40 year old Douglas-fir. Truffle well into the mineral layer of the soil, right at the base of a tree. Aroma mild, sweet, with undertones of cooked vegetables. Pleasant to me, mixed reactions from others. Peridium mottled brown, with variable warts. Gleba firm and marbled.
Microscopy by Noah Siegel.
Burned prairie plot. Found by truffle dog Rye, shallow in the soil among Schedonorus roots. Strong aroma, somewhat metallic/lemony/eggy.
Found by truffle dog Rye in a suburban yard, under a small oak (unsure of species). Very shallow in the soil, paint-like aroma.
Flowering and fruiting submerged in the clear deep cold water of the lake.
Comments on the photos by Dr. Gerhard Wiegleb: "the plant does not really look like European R. trichophyllus. the petals are broadly obovate and too wide. R. trichophyllus has narrow lanceolate or spathulate petals which are not contiguous during anthesis.
The regular shape of the submerged leaf strongly indicates a membership to the R. circinatus group. while in euro-westasian R. circinatus the capillary segments are rigid and are strictly lying in one plane, in amphi-pacific R. subrigidus the capillary segments are subrigid (!) and not in one plane (slightly 3-dimensional). R. trichophyllus has submerged leaves which are subrigid to flaccid, which are always longer than wide. The nectar pits (in the photo) are trough-like with an apical extension, not really pyriform but rather triangular. This is typical for R. subrigidus……. Both R. circinatus and R. trichophyllus have lunate nectar pits."
unsure of what species’ egg case this is
Truffle dog found three in one area, two growing gregariously. Truffles were found close to the surface, growing among rocks and organic matter. Douglas-fir forest, mixed age. The truffles have a very pleasant, sweet aroma. Not overpowering, but with a presence. Somewhat reminiscent of a ripe apple. Peridium smooth, dull yellow, hymenium velvety with a pink/reddish hue. Spores bright yellow, 8 per ascus.
Seems to match description of H. variiformis, except for the distinctly pink hymenium.
On scorched bark of Quercus garryana killed by Holiday Farm Fire
In mossy, cleared area around base of Oregon white oak, in general area of lightly maintained lawn under Oregon White Oaks.
On Poison-oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum
Mild, almost unnoticeable odor. Found by truffle dog close to duff layer. Overstory forest composed of young Douglas-fir, with some young incense cedar scattered around. Understory predominately bare, with a few patches of sword fern. Soil moist but not wet.
Mild, pleasant odor, perhaps somewhat garlicky. Found by truffle dog. Overstory forest composed of young Douglas-fir and incense cedar. Understory predominately bare, with a few patches of sword fern. Soil moist but not wet. Some mossy patches around, but the truffle was not found under moss.
Mild odor, not unpleasant, unremarkable. Found by truffle dog. Overstory forest composed of young Douglas-fir and incense cedar. Understory predominately bare, with a few patches of sword fern. The truffle was found growing near/within decomposing branches underground. It was exceptionally dense and solid when pressed. Peridium peeling/covered in fine mycelium.
Canopy lichen probably on white oak. Fallen to ground during storm.
Found by truffle dog in a Douglas-fir forest (stand age maybe ~50 years) with scattered sword ferns in the understory. Ground covered in sticks and twigs, soil relatively dry. Aroma not intense, somewhat mellow and organic.
Found by truffle dog in a Douglas-fir forest (stand age maybe ~50 years) with scattered sword ferns in the understory. Ground covered in sticks and twigs, soil relatively dry. Aroma pleasant, notes of garlic, smells edible.
Found by truffle dog in a Douglas-fir forest (stand age maybe ~50 years) with scattered sword ferns in the understory. Ground covered in sticks and twigs, soil relatively dry. Aroma strong and intrusive, could compare to burnt rubber/industrial glue.
Single specimen, no latex present when cap was broken. Striking blue color on gills and stalk, spores look to be rust colored.
It was out on the road sunbathing. Probably just hatched since it was small