Blue-capped Polypore

Fungi > Polypores & Bracket Fungi

The Blue-capped Polypore (Albatrellus flettii), also celebrated as Flett’s Polypore, is an extraordinary, terrestrial pore mushroom native to the subalpine conifer forests of western North America. While almost all polypores are tough brackets growing on dead...

Sculptured Puffball

Fungi > Puffballs

The Sculptured Puffball (Calbovista subsculpta), also known as the Sculpted Giant Puffball, is an extraordinary, high-altitude montane fungus celebrated for its geometric, gemstone-like architecture. Solitary or scattered across high-elevation conifer forests of the...

Bear’s Head

Fungi > Tooth Fungi

Bear’s Head (Hericium abietis), also celebrated as the Western Coral Hedgehog, is a breathtaking, sculptural tooth fungus native to the ancient conifer cathedrals of the Pacific Northwest. Resembling a frozen, crystalline waterfall or a cluster of cascading...

California King Bolete

Fungi > Boletes & Gilled Fungi

The California King Bolete (Boletus edulis grandedulis) is a gargantuan, prized edible mushroom native to the coastal pine and montane conifer forests of the Pacific Coast. Subspecies grandedulis—meaning ‘grand edible’—is famous for growing to staggering,...

Woolly Chanterelle

Fungi > Chanterelles & Allies

The Woolly Chanterelle (Turbinellus kauffmanii), also celebrated as Kauffman’s Scaly Vase, is a monumental, vase-shaped ectomycorrhizal fungus native to the ancient conifer rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Forming massive, deeply hollow trumpets that can...