We don’t often think of mushrooms as being threatened but this one carries a Category B concern due to habitat loss. It is typically found in mountainous conifer old-growth forests.
Pig’s Ear
[Gomphus clavatus]
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Dan McCullough on Nostr: I was hoping to find a few “lifers” in our trip to the Pacific Northwest. And I ...
I was hoping to find a few “lifers” in our trip to the Pacific Northwest. And I did! This is Pig’s Ear, a mushroom that can be purplish or grey in youth, and aging to various shades of tan.
We don’t often think of mushrooms as being threatened but this one carries a Category B concern due to habitat loss. It is typically found in mountainous conifer old-growth forests.
Pig’s Ear
[Gomphus clavatus]
#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi
We don’t often think of mushrooms as being threatened but this one carries a Category B concern due to habitat loss. It is typically found in mountainous conifer old-growth forests.
Pig’s Ear
[Gomphus clavatus]
#FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Fungi