Gill shot of the Aminita. All these photos were taken on my iphone under the overcast skies and rainforest canopy. Sorry for the poor quality :(http://www.mykoweb.com/gallery.html
Small, fat stemmed, Purple Mushroom that we found in the Rainforest in Girdwood. It was under ferns and devils club growing out of sphagnum moss. The habitat is temperate coastal Rainforest: dominate plant species: Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock, High Bush Blueberry, Alder, devils club and Salmonberry bushes. I cannot seem to identify it. Any help would be much appreciated :)
Aminita Mushrooms are coming out in Girdwood. Beautiful but poisonous.
Beth & I found this beautiful Yellow Monkey Flower and Forget-me-nots while blueberry picking in Girdwood the other day. Monkey Flowers are edible and were used medicinally. See website link. ---Heather Szundyhttp://montana.plant-life.org/species/mimu_gutta.htm
It is likely a tylopilus plumbeovilaceus, purple bolet. Very bitter and will stain blue once the stem is exposed to air. I have found similar higher in blueberry country.
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I found a deep purple fungus like species on Winner Creek Trail. It appeared to be a perfect sphere and firm, the hue was much deeper purple than yours, and I could not see the stem. I have a photo . . .
ReplyDeleteOh, funny, I found mine literally a day after you!
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