A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Medium brown cap approx. 3 to 4" across. Short pink stipe with deep ribbing. Growing in the depression where a large Hemlock tree had been ripped out including it's roots. Growing right in the sandy, rocky soil. There were 4 of these fungi.
Conifer forest of mainly Western Hemlock, Western Redcedar, and Fir. Understory of Oregon Grape and Salal with moss.
The closest I can come to an ID is Gyromitra californica. Found along the hiking trail to Radium Lake.
Spotted on Jul 30, 2013
Submitted on Aug 3, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Kathleen. I thought it was strange that the only place these fungi were growing was in the bottom of a hole left by an uprooted Hemlock tree.
Love this spotting! there are some crazy fungi out there!
Thanks Elaine. The stipe is certainly more colourful than the cap.