One of the delights of mushroom hunting is seeing a mushroom that is so distinctive that you can identify it easily. The trails in the Cumberland Forest are excellent places to find a variety of mushrooms in the winter. Woolly Chanterelle One such distinctive fungi is the Woolly Chanterelle (Gomphus floccosus). With its “vase shaped” body and scaly reddish to …
Coral Fungus
More Mysterious Mushrooms
Coral Fungus | Ramaria sp. – found growing alongside road in mixed Western Hemlock and Douglas Fir. After walking the Karst Creek Trail on Sunday we headed down to the Ralph River campsite in Strathcona Provincial Park to look for more mushrooms. The weather continued to be variable and we knew that we had a small window of opportunity to …