More Fungi Among Us

So here is to the Mushroom family, a far flung friendly clan.

For food, for fun, for poison, they are a help to man.

                                     Gary Snyder

Although fungi can be found throughout the year, fall is the prime time of year to find mushrooms in the forest. They come in various shades and many colors; some are large while others are extremely small; trees, shrubs and orchids are dependent on fungi to assist their roots in obtaining water and nutrients while some of those same fungi are the most poisonous to humans.

Here are a few of the fungi I’ve found and photographed while walking in the forest this fall –

 

It’s well worthwhile kneeling to look at the beauty and variety of the fungi among us.

Note – My ability to identify fungi is limited, these are my best efforts at identification but should not be relied on.