Spotting

@ CorduneanuVlad: I appreciate your help. Thanks a lot.

Judging by the size of it, this might be a Suillus sp, probably Suillus Luteus (Slippery Jack).

@Arya: I just added it to the mission. Thanks!

Noel, consider adding this to the mission Pacific Northwest Wildlife!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/6818...

Thanks Karen!

Fun fact! Mushrooms are fruiting bodies produced by fungi with the sole purpose of releasing reproductive spores into the environment to start new communities. In many species spores are catapulted from gills (the papery ribs under the cap of the mushroom) enabling them to be dispersed by the wind and travel great distances. Scientists believe gills evolved as the most effective means of increasing the ratio of surface area to mass, which increases the efficiency of spore production and dispersal. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...

Thanks Mauron

I think this is Suillus cavipes.

@Kathleen: I don't have that source as of now but thanks for the lead.

Katleen, sorry I am not familiar with the trees (and plants) in the area as I am not really from that place (and country).

If you have Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Trudell, look on P 222.

Noel, I am wondering about Suillus caerulescens here. Were they near any Douglas Fir trees? or Suillus cavipes if near Larch?

Thanks Kathleen!

Lovely!